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published
1988
(first published 1971)
by Kimbo Educational Audio
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Paperback
isbn
9991373764
(isbn13: 9789991373768)
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More than anything in the world, Andrew wants freckles. His classmate Nicky has freckles -- they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his
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Read in March, 2009
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...more
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Read in December, 2009
Freckle Juice (ISBN 0-440-42813-0) is a 1971 children's book by Judy Blume. This short story is about Andrew Marcus, a second grade student who wants to look like Nicky Lane (a fellow classmate, and who happens to have a large number of freckles) by having freckles. Andrew wants freckles so his mother won't be able to tell if his face is dirty, and he makes many attempts to get freckles. A girl comes from another school and in his class,her name is Sharon, who often fools him using sneaky tricks...more
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I was at Barnes and Noble with my parents, and they asked if I have ever read a Judy Blum ebook before. I of course said no. So they asked if I wanted to read one to see if I liked one and I said sure why not. So I started reading it, and I just could not stop reading. I dont remeber a breif summary of this book since it was a couple years back that I read it. But I beleive it was about a kid who wanted to have Freckles, so he told everyone in his class and this one other kid came up to him and ...more
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Haha this was a funny book that i read when i was little. the kid really wanted freckles because he thought all cool people had freckles and he ended up drawing them on his face with magic marker but he could only find a blue marker so he had blue freckles!!!!! Haha
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Read in January, 2009
It was fun to re-read this with my daughter (she is reading for school). I remember loving it as a kid, as I ALWAYS wanted a generous splash of freckles. My closest childhood friend was like Nicky Lane & would have done anything to pass some of her freckles to me.
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This is a chapter book that really uses alot of great description. It also uses dialogue. This would be a good book for 3rd-4th grade. I like this book because it deals with a child that wants to change the way he looks...he wants freckles like another child in his class. A girl in his class says that she has a secret recipe that will give him freckles, but he will have to pay her 50 cents. This is a really funny book that children will enjoy. After reading this book you can talk about how...more
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Andrew wants freckles more than anything in the world. Sharon offers him a recipe that would give him freckles but it is a lie. I learned that first see someone else use a cream or a juice that i want to buy and see the results before me buying it or taking it ... then i will be wasting my money or my time.
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Read in February, 2008
Freckle Juice is about a boy who sat behind another boy. The other boy had Freckles. The one boy kept on looking at them. Then one day, a girl said that she could make a ingredient of Freckle Juice, but he would have to pay 50cents.
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I'd forgotten all about Frecklejuice (until Jordyn read it a few months ago)! I must have read it 3 or 4 times in elementary school. It is super funny and would be good to read to kids. Good times!
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This book is so cute. There is always something students wished they had. This is a great way to incorporate writing about something they wish they had that they've seen in one of their peers.
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Read in January, 2009
I first read this in 6th grade during my intense love period of all things Judy Blume! I recently brought this book home from the library for my 7 year old - she loved it!
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A classic Judy Blume story. This is a great book to give as a gift because most kids can relate and will enjoy it. It is also easy to read and fun to read aloud.
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Read in January, 2009
I really liked this book as a kid. I have read it several times. This is a good book for beginning readers. Reminds me of being in elementary school.
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Read in June, 2009
One of my favorite books from childhood. Just read it last night after not having picked it up for nearly 20 years. It's still cute and good fun. :)
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I remember reading this book over and over in Elementary school. It was probably the first chapter book I actually read all the way through.
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It was a fantastic book, if there were more stars like 6 and 7 then I would probably choose 1,000. It was really really and 100 more really's funny.
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Read in February, 2003
This book is really good I read this in like the 3rd grade and I still remember what it is about and I enjoyed the book. I read it about 3 times
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At the end it kind leaves you hanging. I didn't like it because the story doesn't have much time to really develop any real plot.
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Read in June, 2008
Andrew is in the second grade and wants freckles more than anything else in the world. If he had freckles like Nicky then his mother wouldn't be able to tell that he hadn't washed. Plus, freckles are just so cool. His classmate, Sharon, picks up on his desire and offers to sell him her family's secret recipe for freckles--for fifty cents (five whole weeks allowance!). Andrew really wants freckles, though, so he pays up. In the end, it might not be what he wanted after all.
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This was one of the first books I ever read on my own. I was so proud because I was a terrible reader who was afraid to read.
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