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Saint Iggy | K.L. Going

Rating: ★★★½☆

Saint Iggy

Iggy Corso is misunderstood. His mother is prone to disappear, his father is always drunk, their dealer is frequently banging down the door, and he just sees things differently than other people. Like the incident in Spanish class with the new girl. But if he wants to make his case, he’ll have to wait for his hearing. In the meantime, he plans to make a plan. A big one. To change people’s mind about him.

Instead, he ends up falling into a drug-deal gone bad, being taken in by a friend’s wealthy mother, and realizing that Public School probably isn’t the right place for him after all. So maybe his grand plan isn’t going to happen…but that doesn’t mean he can’t still do a really big thing.

Saint Iggy | K.L. Going

Saint Iggy

Living in the projects with a drugged-out dad and a mom who’s never there, Iggy Corso has had a tough life. So when he’s kicked out of school for a misunderstanding, Iggy decides that he’s going to do something good–something so good that it makes the papers and everyone will welcome him back and see what a great person he is. Iggy sets out with his friend Mo–a wealthy older boy who has “denounced” his wealth and lives in squalor–to help him find his good deed. Mo has gotten in some trouble with Freddie, the same drug dealer who supplies to Iggy’s parents. Mo owes Freddie a large amount money for some drugs, and he goes back to his affluent neighborhood to ask his mom for money, and brings Iggy along. Mo’s mom tries to help Iggy, and there he gets more ideas about his potential heroic act.

When Iggy finally formalizes a plan to carry out his good deed, everything becomes chaotic and confusing, up to the final shocking scene that ends the novel.

Poignant and moving, Saint Iggy is a gripping tale of a boy who can’t get a break, no matter what he does. Reading this book will put its reader through the entire gamut of strong emotions: anger, sadness, anticipation and fear. A book that everyone should read, Saint Iggy will give its reader something to think and talk about long after they’ve finished the novel. These are characters that won’t let you go–and you won’t want to let them go yourself.

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