Izzy's Place

by Marc Kornblatt

Ten-year-old Henry Stone's world has been turned upside down. Sent to Indiana for the summer to be with his grandma Martha while his parents work on their troubled marriage, Henry realizes on his first day that the summer is going to be a bust. There are no kids around, his grandmother treats him like a kindergartner, he has to waste his time at her jewelry shop with her child-allergic watch repair man, and most difficult of all, his beloved grandpa Jay has recently died. Henry just can't imagine having fun without him. But hope can come from the most unexpected of sources. For Henry, that source is Mr. Fine, an older neighbor struggling with serious problems of his own. The friendship that Henry and Mr. Fine find together proves to be a surprising treasure for them both.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2003

Reviews

[Melanie Swider Wenz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read aloud this book when I taught 4th grade - one of my favorites. Always makes me tear up because I can make connections to my close relationship with my grandfather, Papa Joe, when I read it.

[Natalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book and it was perfect for my book project since it was so short and it felt so real!

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Henry is a 10 yr. old from New Jersey, sent to spend the summer with Grandma,in Greencastle, Indiana. His parents are struggling to save their marriage.
Henry's world is reeling from the chaos of home and the passing of his beloved grandfather. He flinches from too much "grandma attention", uncertainty with parents, and the town bullies.

[Zandra Casady · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its a great book, it's about a 10 year old boy who gets sent to live with his grandmother because her husband (grandpa jay) died