num_pages: 272
description: I am not so bad a person once you get to know me.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.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.
language: English
title: Saint Iggy
titlecomplete: Saint Iggy
genres: Teen, Crime, Young Adult, High School, School, Audiobook, Contemporary, Fiction, Urban, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1401
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Young Adult
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers