false <![CDATA[Saint Iggy]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172635076m/201120.jpg 201120 3 <div><i>I am not so bad a person once you get to know me. </i></div><div><i> </i></div><div>When Iggy Corso gets kicked out of high school, there's no one for him to tell. His mother has gone off, his father is stoned on the couch, and the phone's been disconnected, so even the social worker can't get through. Leaving his public housing behind, Iggy ventures into the world to make something of his life. It's not easy when you're sixteen, have no skills, and your only friend is mixed up with the dealer who got your mom hooked. But Iggy is . . . Iggy, and he has the kind of wisdom that lets him see what no one else can.</div><div> </div><div>K. L. Going's third novel is a haunting achievement about a young man's tragic search for meaning in a world that to him makes no sense. <br><br></div> 194594 1 9 2006 Saint Iggy total:275|5:65|4:89|3:80|2:31|1:10| 275 993 392 69 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:26:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 13:06:52 -0700 2009 He reaches out to shake my hand like we are both adults and I am not a kid or student anymore, and that's when it hits me that I am on my own, which is scary because even though I'm sixteen I am only a freshman and that is too soon to get kicked out. Plus, I have no skills, and if you do not gradua...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 16:04:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 16:45:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 16:17:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:54:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:46:17 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:46:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 21:11:53 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:38:41 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:38:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:54:33 -0700 2009 Follow Iggy a...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 20 13:24:23 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:24:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 06:20:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 06:48:37 -0700 2009
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Iggy Corso isn't a bad kid. He's not that bright, and he often does and says things long before thinking through the consequences of his actions, but he isn't inherently bad. Iggy is the product of his upbringing, which includes an alcoholic father, a j...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 19 13:09:05 -0700 2008 Sat May 10 02:12:06 -0700 2008
Iggy is a kid who was born of a drug using mother, and as a result h...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 09:17:20 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 15:36:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:23:31 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 17:27:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Oct 19 16:18:10 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 16:18:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 08:12:25 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 08:14:30 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 20:21:21 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 11:20:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 14:35:23 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 15:41:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 15:22:34 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 06:36:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 18:10:43 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 18:16:10 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=201120