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Freckle Juice
by
Judy Blume
Nicky has freckles: they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckles like Nicky, his mother would never know if his neck was dirty.
One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he got his freckles. When know-it-all S...more
One day after school, Andrew works up enough courage to ask Nicky where he got his freckles. When know-it-all S...more
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
November 1988
(first published July 1st 1978)
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‘Freckle juice’ an excellent book about a young boy named Andrew. One day he is sitting behind Nick in class and notices he has so many freckles and he thinks to himself that all his problems would be solved if he had freckles. It would stop him from being late for school and getting in trouble with his mother. His enemy, Sharon hears that Andrew want freckles and offers him her secret ‘freckle juice recipe’ for fifty cents. This is a lot of money for Andrew however, he is desperate to have frec...more
Mar 12, 2009
Nicole
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5 of 5 stars
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Having freckles was the solution to all of young Andrew’s problems: being late to school because his mother made him wash his dirty neck, not paying attention for reading group, and even being laughed at in class. Or so he thought. When enterprising classmate Sharon sells Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe, Andrew is overjoyed and rushes home to try it out with results he was not expecting.
Awarded ALA’s Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, Blume’s text will engage many readers wor...more
Awarded ALA’s Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, Blume’s text will engage many readers wor...more
Freckle Juice is a cute story about a boy named Andrew who wishes he had freckles. He wishes he had just as many freckles as Nicky Lane, the boy who sits in front of him in class. One time Andrew tried counting these freckles but once he got to eighty six his teacher told him to pay attention. He wants freckles because he does not want his mom to know if his face and neck are dirty so he does not have to wash them. Andrew is a typical boy in this Judy Blume tale. Andrew learns that you are born...more
Nov 19, 2012
Alexandra
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Grade/Interest: 3rd grade
Reading Level: 370L
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Characters: Andrew, Sharon, Miss Kelly
Setting: Andrew’s home and school
POV: Andrew
This book is about a young boy named Andrew Marcus who desperately wants freckles because he believes that if has freckles he would not get in trouble with his mother or be late for school. At school he trades fifty cents for a secret recipe for freckle juice from his enemy Sharon. Sharon gives him a recipe that includes grape juice, vinegar,...more
Reading Level: 370L
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Characters: Andrew, Sharon, Miss Kelly
Setting: Andrew’s home and school
POV: Andrew
This book is about a young boy named Andrew Marcus who desperately wants freckles because he believes that if has freckles he would not get in trouble with his mother or be late for school. At school he trades fifty cents for a secret recipe for freckle juice from his enemy Sharon. Sharon gives him a recipe that includes grape juice, vinegar,...more
Grade/interest level: 3rd -5th
Reading level: Lexile 370 (GL 3.6)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Character(s): Andrew
Setting: School
Theme: Individuality, pride, self-esteem
Author: Judy Blume
Andrew loves his classmate’s freckles. He really wants to have freckles like Nick. Sharon over hears that Andre really wants freckles, and she decides to play a trick on Andrew. Sharon convinces Andrew that in order to get freckles, he has to drink take freckle juice. Sharon explains that Freckle juice is t...more
Reading level: Lexile 370 (GL 3.6)
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Main Character(s): Andrew
Setting: School
Theme: Individuality, pride, self-esteem
Author: Judy Blume
Andrew loves his classmate’s freckles. He really wants to have freckles like Nick. Sharon over hears that Andre really wants freckles, and she decides to play a trick on Andrew. Sharon convinces Andrew that in order to get freckles, he has to drink take freckle juice. Sharon explains that Freckle juice is t...more
This book tells the story of a young boy named Andrew Marcus who desperately wants freckles so that he does not get in trouble with his mother, causing him to be late for school. In his quest for freckles he trades fifty cents for a secret recipe for freckle juice from his enemy Sharon. Sharon gives him a recipe that includes grape juice, vinegar, mustard, mayonnaise, juice from a lemon and many other ingredients. Once Andrew has ingested the freckle juice he sits and waits, however all that the...more
Mar 21, 2012
Sophie Friedland
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2 of 5 stars
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I thought that this book was okay. It was a really easy read. I think that it was just a basic book, but it had a good story to it.
This book is about a boy named Andrew. At school, Andrew sits behind a boy named Nicky. Nicky has so man freckles, and Andrew is jealous of them. All day, all Andrew does is count Nicky's freckles. It is hard for Andrew to pay attention in class with Nicky and his freckles sitting right in front of him. Miss Kelly, Andr...more
I thought that this book was okay. It was a really easy read. I think that it was just a basic book, but it had a good story to it.
This book is about a boy named Andrew. At school, Andrew sits behind a boy named Nicky. Nicky has so man freckles, and Andrew is jealous of them. All day, all Andrew does is count Nicky's freckles. It is hard for Andrew to pay attention in class with Nicky and his freckles sitting right in front of him. Miss Kelly, Andr...more
“Andrew Marcus wanted freckles. Nicky Lane had freckles. He had about a million of them. They covered his face, his ears and the back of his neck. Andrew didn't have any freckles. He had two warts on his finger. But they didn't do him any good at all.”
So starts Judy Blume's short story “Freckle Juice.” Many people with freckles would probably tell you that they wish they would go away, so why would an 8 year old boy want them so badly? Because having freckles was the solution to all of young And...more
So starts Judy Blume's short story “Freckle Juice.” Many people with freckles would probably tell you that they wish they would go away, so why would an 8 year old boy want them so badly? Because having freckles was the solution to all of young And...more
"Freckle Juice" is about a boy named Andrew who wishes to have freckles. He envies Nicky Lane because Nicky has numerous freckles all over his face, ears, and neck. He wants to have his own so his mother will not be able to tell if his neck and face are dirty and he would not have to wash them. A girl in his class named Sharon tells him he can get freckles by drinking a concoction that she claims she used to get freckles. She gives him the recipe for "Freckle Juice" for fifty cents (five weeks w...more
Andrew Marcus wanted freckles, just like Nicky Lane, who sat in front of him in class. That way, his mother would never know when his neck was dirty. When mischievous Sharon gets wind of Andrew's jealousy, she convinces him that she holds the secret recipe for growing freckles, and it will only cost him 50 cents! However, the recipe for "Freckle Juice" is pretty strange, and Andrew Marcus soon realizes that getting freckles might not be as easy as he thought.
I read this story aloud with a few fr...more
I read this story aloud with a few fr...more
Summary: "Freckle Juice" is about a young boy named Andrew, who badly desires to have freckles. He is envious of a fellow classmate, Nicky, who has freckles. Badly wanting to have freckles of his own, he buys a recipe for freckles from another classmate Sharon. As it turns out, her "freckle juice" recipe is just a homemade concoction that ends up making Andrew sick, and of course does not give him freckles.
Age Range: Intermediate
Artistic Elements: There are black and white drawings throughout th...more
Age Range: Intermediate
Artistic Elements: There are black and white drawings throughout th...more
Grade 1-3
Andrew Marcus wants freckles so badly he’s having trouble paying attention in class. When his classmate Sharon offers to sell him the secret recipe for freckle juice, he can’t get home fast enough to try it out. But Andrew gets more than he bargained for after choking down the horrible concoction. Humiliated, he shows up to class having drown blue dots all over his face just to show that old Sharon. This amusing tale of childhood gullibility and slapstick humor showcases the earnest tom...more
Andrew Marcus wants freckles so badly he’s having trouble paying attention in class. When his classmate Sharon offers to sell him the secret recipe for freckle juice, he can’t get home fast enough to try it out. But Andrew gets more than he bargained for after choking down the horrible concoction. Humiliated, he shows up to class having drown blue dots all over his face just to show that old Sharon. This amusing tale of childhood gullibility and slapstick humor showcases the earnest tom...more
Jun 28, 2012
Amy
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Realistic Fiction. Published in 1984 for grades 1-5. Themes include humor and beginner reader stories. Andrew, a second grader wants freckles just like his friend Nicky! Vicious Sharon decides to sell Andrew a recipe for freckle juice which has mayonnaise, lemon juice, oil, and other nasty ingredients. Andrew drinks it and feels sick for two days! He finally just draws on his freckles and everyone makes fun of him. Then his teacher tells him she has freckle remover and Nicki wants to use it! The...more
Andrew Marcus wants freckles so badly he’s having trouble paying attention in class. When his classmate Sharon offers to sell him the secret recipe for freckle juice, he can’t get home fast enough to try it out. But Andrew gets more than he bargained for after choking down the horrible concoction. Humiliated, he shows up to class having drown blue dots all over his face just to show that old Sharon. This amusing tale of childhood gullibility and slapstick humor showcases the earnest tomfoolery t...more
Dec 07, 2011
Rebecca McGoldrick
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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3rd-graders-recommend,
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This book wasn't one of our favorites, but it was ok. We liked how the details were really specific. For example, "He climbed on the kitchen counter to reach the cabinets." It gets you excited when it says on one page "he tried it. . ." and then on the next page you find out what happens. We liked how when Nicky didn't get freckles, the author made it sort of funny when Nicky used a blue marker.
Sometimes the author said the same thing too many times. The book was supposed to be about freckles bu...more
Sometimes the author said the same thing too many times. The book was supposed to be about freckles bu...more
Mar 20, 2012
Nicole Isernio
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4 of 5 stars
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chapter-books,
children-s-books
Poor Andrew Marcus! The curious second grader is upset that he does not have freckles and is on a quest to acquire a pair of his own. A fellow classmate Sharon has a secret family recipe that she says will give Andrew freckles, but it will cost him. Andrew is so eager to have freckles that he pays Sharon fifty cents for her recipe. He returns home to prepare the Freckle Juice which consisted of grape juice, vinegar, mustard, mayonaise, lemon juice, pepper, salt, ketchup, olive oil, and a speak o...more
I love Freckle Juice by Judy Blume! I think the concept is wonderful because kids are so used to wanting someone else has that it makes it easy to understand and easy to connect with. I remember being younger and wanting braces because everyone had braces and they made your teeth better and was so sad when I found out I didn't need them. Freckle Juice is the perfect about of funny but reality in the plot line. The language in the story is easier for kids to understand. It is a long picture book...more
A boy wants to get freckles just because everyone in his class has freckles. He wants to fit in with the class. When his friend gives him a freckle juice potion things take a turn for the worse. He ends up getting sick and not even getting freckles. He decides to play a trick on the girl who gave him the potion and uses a magic marker to draw them on his face. His teacher gives him another secret potion to get them off and tells him that she likes him the way that he is. I would like to read thi...more
I love the way Judy Blume is able write about the heart and soul concerns of grade school children lke Andrew, who wanted freckles. His reasoning, so his mom couldn't see a dirty neck, is very flawed to an adult, but not a kid. Sharon, the know it all, offers him a 50 cent solution.
I love the overly tatctless remarks that I know kids make in Blumes story. Since this is not the first time I have read this, I do know that kids enjoy reading challenges, like wanting to have freckle, becasue they ca...more
I love the overly tatctless remarks that I know kids make in Blumes story. Since this is not the first time I have read this, I do know that kids enjoy reading challenges, like wanting to have freckle, becasue they ca...more
I feel this is an excellent second/third grade read...I would not offer it any higher though...it is a Judy Blume so of course it is going to be good...Andrew wishes he had freckles...Nicky has freckles...it is hard when you are little to understand why and how people are different...whether it is hair or eye color or skin tone...everyone wants something someone else has...no one feels special enough...of course Andrew thinks that if he were covered in freckles his mother would never notice the...more
A boy in Andrew's class has freckles and he is so jealous of them - if he had loads of freckles his mum would never know if he'd washed or not. He decides to ask Nicky where he got his freckles from and is overheard by a girl who thinks she'll cash in on this and offers him some 'freckle juice' at a price. He buys a recipe off her which he mixes together and drinks (and makes himself ill in the process) ... but no freckles appear - so he draws on some which his teacher decides should be removed...more
Apr 13, 2011
Lisa Carroll
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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module-3-booklist
Judy Blume writes the perfect books for older children. Her books offer much humor and insight into the plight of our children. This book was very amusing. This little boy wanted freckles so bad and it humorously describes how he drank a "magic" potion to get freckles and how he colored blue dots all over himself. This brings back memories of me wanting curly hair and braces. Children always admire traits in other children and want what they can't have. Children can relate to Blume's characters...more
Andrew is super jealous of a boy in his class that has freckles; he would do almost anything to have some freckles. This leads him to drink a nasty concoction of substances. When his freckle juice does not work he realizes that his friend tricked him and plots his revenge against his friend Sharon. He does this by dotting his face with blue marker. His teacher Miss Kelly then helps him create magic freckle remover; his classmate Nicky lane the one who has the freckles Andrew wants asks if he can...more
For an adult, this would be a fairly short and easy read, but it's still pretty funny because of the simplicity and fun of this story. The main character wishes he had freckles and is jealous of a boy in his class who has lots of them. Being a kid, he doesn't realize that freckles aren't something you can just get, though boy howdy, he tries hard!
The story becomes really entertaining as he is offered a concoction by a classmate who tells him it will give him freckles. The story ends on a rather...more
The story becomes really entertaining as he is offered a concoction by a classmate who tells him it will give him freckles. The story ends on a rather...more
Another book for the Battle of the Books. We read it aloud over the course of a few nights.
Andrew really admires Nick's freckles and wants some of his own. He figures that if he had freckles, his mom would not know if his neck was dirty or clean and would not make him go wash up before school.
Susan tells him that she will sell him a freckle juice formula for fifty cents. He goes home and creates this vile potion and drinks it down. No freckles appear. Determined not to let Susan win, he decide...more
Andrew really admires Nick's freckles and wants some of his own. He figures that if he had freckles, his mom would not know if his neck was dirty or clean and would not make him go wash up before school.
Susan tells him that she will sell him a freckle juice formula for fifty cents. He goes home and creates this vile potion and drinks it down. No freckles appear. Determined not to let Susan win, he decide...more
One of my favorite books from elementary school! This book is about a young boy named Andrew Marcus who desperately wants freckles because he believes that if has freckles he would not get in trouble with his mother or be late for school. At school he trades fifty cents for a secret recipe for freckle juice from his enemy Sharon.
This book promotes the themes of confidence and acceptance and I would use this book in the classroom for that. I would use this book in a classroom to support students’...more
This book promotes the themes of confidence and acceptance and I would use this book in the classroom for that. I would use this book in a classroom to support students’...more
Andrew wants freckles. The coolest kids in class had freckles and he just knows they will solve all his problems if he can just get some. A school mate, Sally, offers Andrew a freckle juice recipe in exchange for fifty cents. Andrew rushes home to make the recipe, against his stomach's better judgement, and waits for it to work, but it doesn't. With a marker, Andrew is bound and determined to have himself some freckles, but are they worth all the trouble in the end?
I would use this in my classro...more
I would use this in my classro...more
Not fantastic for the adult reader. I think my 7 year old son would enjoy reading it, and that the reading level would be about right for him.
A year 2 boy Andrew desperately wants freckles so that his mother won't make him wash his neck as he reasons she won't be able to see the dirt. Doesn't he know mothers can always see dirt? And that we presume it's there even if we can't see it? Anyway he gets swindled by a girl in class and buys her recipe for freckle juice. I can't quite see the point to...more
A year 2 boy Andrew desperately wants freckles so that his mother won't make him wash his neck as he reasons she won't be able to see the dirt. Doesn't he know mothers can always see dirt? And that we presume it's there even if we can't see it? Anyway he gets swindled by a girl in class and buys her recipe for freckle juice. I can't quite see the point to...more
Maybe you remember reading this as a child. Andrew Marcus wants freckles. Why would a 2nd grade boy want freckles? Andrew wants them so he won't have to wash his neck as often, plus he keeps getting distracted in class by counting Nikki Lane's freckles. The class know-it-all Sharon HAS the secret recipe for freckle juice, but it will cost Andrew fifty cents -- that is five weeks of allowance! What is a 2nd grade boy to do? If I say anymore, I will have told you over half of the story...
I put thi...more
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This book was hilarious! Though this book was published in the 1970's, I think many children can relate to Andrew in being tricked by a classmate and then embarrassed in front of the entire class. Despite his suspicion, Andrew is willing to do a lot in order to get the freckles he so desperately wants. The sentences in the book are short and simple and the book is only about 50 pages long, so it serves as a great transitional chapter book for those students moving on from picture books to more c...more
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Judy Blume spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She has spent her adult years in many places doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Adults as well as children will recognize such Blume titles as: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret; Blubber; Just as Long as We're Together; and the five book series about the irrepressible Fu...more
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