Freckle Juice

For my 7 year old grandson for Christmas. He is in 2nd grade and really enjoying the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, so I thought I would see if he likes another author. Our children read all the Judy Blume books when they were growing up, I just don't remember this one.

This is not the version of the book I was looking for. Although the story is the same one I grew up with, it is written out very long which makes it hard for me to read to my kids of different ages and there are very few pictures that are not colored. Great classic story though!

The following review was written by second grade students in 2M after reading this text in book clubs.

The book we are reading is Freckle Juice by Judy Blume. It is a book about a boy who really wants freckles. First, Sharon gives Andrew Freckle Juice. Andrew wants freckles because Nicky has freckles. I think that Sharon does not like Andrew because she kind of tricked him. Next, Andrew got sick and felt terrible. Read this book to see if he gets freckles. I would not recommend this book because it is too short and did not make sense. I would give this book and two out of 10 because I did not really understand Andrew and I did not like the ending.

I ordered a set of books for a reading group I was planning (I teach 3rd grade special education). The books were wonderfully priced, in excellent condition, came promptly, and the kids loved them. :)

I bought this book for my daughter, when i recieved it i was dissapointed to find that this was a plain white hardback book, no picture on the cover, i have an original book and the cover is turquoise, the one I recieved was nothing like the cover advertised. My daughter looked at it and asked me what was wrong with the book. I would think when you spend money for a book you would get the real item, and to top it off i bought the original for 50 cents

Second-grader Andrew Marcus wants freckles. He’s desperate to look like his friend Nicky Lane, who has freckles all over his face, ears, and neck. Andrew even tried counting Nicky’s freckles one time, but he only got as far as eighty-six before his teacher caught him and told him to pay attention. He’s tried everything to get the look he desires, including drinking a magic potion of “freckle juice”! When it turns out that even secret recipes don’t work, Andrew takes matters into his own hands and uses a magic marker to draw dozens of brown freckles on his face!

This short chapter book is an easy-to-read classic for boys or girls. It’s almost guaranteed that your library will have it, so be sure to ask for “Freckle Juice” by name. I enjoyed Mrs. Blume’s message about how you have to accept the body you’re born with, even when you might feel that you’re not as attractive as some of your friends. Most of us are aware of the pressures that young women feel when it comes to their body image, but it’s easy to forget that young men often feel the same way!

“Freckle Juice” is a fast read for younger kids. I’d have no problem recommending it to any boy who’s capable of working his way through one of the “Junie B. Jones” books, but who wouldn’t be caught dead reading a book about a GIRL!

The characters in my book are Andrew Marcus,Nicky Lane,Miss Kelly,Sharon,Mrs.Marcus,Mrs.Burrows and Lisa.My story took place at Miss Kelly's class room and at home and at school.The problem in my story is Andrew Marcus didn't have freckle's and Nicky Lane had them all over his face and Andrew wanted freckle's.The events in my story is getting the freckle juice the way freckle juice is made with one glass make's an average amount of freckle's.To get like Nicky Lane drink two glasses.Mix up all these thing's together- stir well and drink fast. Grape juice, vinegar,mustard,mayonnaise,juice from one lemon pepper and salt,ketchup,olive oil,and a speck of onion.Then he gave the 50 cents to Sharon for the freckle juice.The solution in my story is he got the freckle juice and he drank the freckle juice and got sick from the freckle juice.So he decided to get a marker and put dots on his face.At the end of my book Andrew Marcus went to school and read a book to the class.Then the teacher and the class was laughing at him and talking about him.I would recommend this book to people who like Judy Blume's funny book's

Since his big brother had to do some summer reading - I ordered a few books for the little guy to keep up his skills. He read Superfudge a few months ago, so I charged him with reading Freckle Juice, all by himself. I told him that if he could answer 5 questions when he was done, that the last pudding pop was all his.

Never one to back down from a challenge when a pudding pop is on the line, the little guy sat down on the family room floor and started reading. As I made dinner I could hear him howling with laughter as he read.

He came running out and told me that "Andrew wanted freckles so he gave a nasty girl in his class 50 cents to buy a freckle juice formula. When he drank it he turned Green because it was so gross. Then he used a marker an put freckles all over himself, but his teacher gave him a secret formula to make them go away. I think it was just soap"

He got his pudding pop - and I even threw in a lifesaver since I was so impressed as his ability to remember fine details from the book (he could list ALL of the ingredients in the freckle juice and remembered the names of every character in the book).

Is there any great moral? In our house it's an important one - Don't blindly listen to some kid in your class. If he had read this before then we may not have suffered through the "Penny Incident" a few months ago.

This is just a cute little book that 2nd-3rd graders can easily read by themselves. There was only one word in the whole book that he needed help with.

Highly recommended for moving your kids out of the baby books and into "Chapter Books" as he likes to call them.

Ben - I thought Freckle Juice was interesting. First, the character Sharon is sneaky and sly because she says that she has a recipe to make freckles. I also think this book is funny. I would recommend this book to other kids because there is action, comedy and lies. That makes a book interesting to me.

JT - This book was interesting and hilarious because Sharon, the sneaky know-it-all tries to trick people into giving her money when it is actually a rip off! The main character, Andrew, goes from one problem to the next and I liked trying to figure out how he would solve these problems. Why would he trust her if they were enemies? You must read this book to find out...dun, dun, dun!!!!!

Teagan - I think this book was outstanding because Sharon, the sneaky classmate, tricks Andrew into buying a recipe that is really a fake. Also, in one chapter, Andrew's mom thinks he has appendicitis when really he was just sick from the recipe! Read Freckle Juice to find out what Sharon does next!

Madison - This book is OUTSTANDING!!! The author, Judy Blume grabbed me with the first sentence..."They cover his face, his ears and the whole back of his neck..." This sentence made me want to read on and I hope you will read it too in order to find out what happens in this great book!

Makayla - I think this book is hilarious! First, Sharon is sneaky and sly like a fox when she gives Andrew the recipe for freckle juice. She made Andrew fall of his chair when he was trying to pay her for the recipe. Finally, Andrew had a dream that Sharon was a giant freckle-monster! I recommend this book to kids everywhere!

Andrew Marcus wants freckles like Nicky Lane because his mother would never notice that his neck was dirty. Sharon said her family had a secret recipe for freckle juice and she would sell it to Andrew for 50 cents.Andrew thinks about the deal and then the next day at school he buys the freckle juice. Sharon throws the recipe onto the ground and when Andrew tries to pick it up, he falls on the ground.Miss Kelly,his teacher called him up to her desk ,takes the recipe and reads it. She says she will give it back to him at 3 o'clock.Andrew gets the recipe amd makes the freckle juice at his house. He smells it and it smells horrible. He drinks a sip and spits it out. Andrew then drinks the whole glass of freckle juice.The next day he doesn't have freckles. Andrew goes to his art bin and opens the drawer and looks for a brown magic marker. He finds a blue magic marker and puts freckles on his face with the magic marker.He goes to school with the freckles on his face. Miss Kelly gives him a freckle remover recipe to help him get the magic marker off his face.

This was a very good book.

The following book review is written by second-grade students in Ms. Mack's class:

Freckle Juice is about a boy named Andrew. Andrew wants freckles so he pays Sharon to get freckle juice, but he doesn't think carefully about it and drinks the juice without asking questions. Read this book to find out if he gets freckles. We like this book because we were curious about what would happen next. We give this book a 9 out 10 because it had lots of suspense and cliff hangars. We would recommend this book to second and third graders who like exciting books.

I Need Freckles
When I saw this book I didn't think I would under stand it but , after I read it I thought it was interesting . Will the secret recipe work? After Andrew made the secret recipe he plugs his nose, tilted his head back, then he drank it. It did not seam to work. The next day he went to school he tock a marker and made dots on his face for freckles. My favorite part of Freckle Juice is when Sharon passed the secret recipe to Andrew. I liked this part because Sharon was trying to be sneaky and she was very funny. I think the author's purpose of Freckle juice is you should like what you look like not just what others look like. I think other kids would like to read this book because it is a funny and enjoyable book!
by: Maci

I think Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a very good book for everyone to read. I think the characters were really believable. I would like to be friends with Andrew. It is about a boy named Andrew Marcus who wants freckles like Nicky Lane who is a kid in Andrew’s class who has a lot of freckles. Andrew doesn’t want his mom to see if he has dirt on his neck. That’s why he wants freckles. He also has trouble paying attention in school because he is so distracted by Nicky’s freckles. Then, know-it-all Sharon offers Andrew a freckle juice recipe for 50 cents. The recipe has grape juice, hot mustard, salt and pepper, a speck of onion, olive oil, ketchup, vinegar, mayonnaise, and lemon juice. This freckle juice is supposed to make Andrew have freckles. Will Andrew buy the recipe or not and will it work? Find out in Freckle Juice by Judy Blume.

I ordered Freckle Juice for my 5 year old and have read it to her several times already, she loves it! The chapters are short enough to read one or two a night and have the book done in a couple of days. The story is fun and there are enough illustrations to help keep her attention. I read this book over and over in elementary school myself so it brought back memories! I will be getting more Judy Blume books for my daughter as she learns to read, Blume has always been one of my favorite authors.

This book is about a boy named Andrew and he really wants freckles. A girl named Sharon says she will give Andrew a recipe for freckle juice if he gives her 50 cents. You won't believe what happens next? If you want to find out if Andrew gets the freckle juice recipe, you will have to read this exciting book.

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a great book for all ages. What I enjoyed most about this book is the way Andrew will do anything to have freckles. Read this book over the summer and find out what happens to Andrew and the freckle juice recipe.

Are your kids bored? How about a fun book that is easy to read, not too long, and funny?
Do you want freckles as much as Andrew does? What happens when he buys a freckle recipe from a girl in his class? Will Andrew have as many freckles as Nicky? They cover his face, ears, and back of his neck. After mixing the ingredients at home and drinking the juice, Andrew gets a big surprise!
Freckle Juice is also a good choice to read aloud to kids, as with a number of other Judy Blume books.
As a children's book author, I highly recommend "Freckle Juice" to kids and grown-ups. It's a wonderful book that will be read over and over for many years!
Richard W. Carlson Jr., Children's Book Author

Dear Reader,

For the past few weeks, our class has been reading the book by Judy Blume, called Freckle Juice. This was a really good book about a boy named Andrew who wanted Freckles. His classmate Sharon gave him a recipe for freckles. Will Sharon's recipe work? Will Andrew ever get his freckles? You'll have to read the book to find out!
I recommend this book to 1st through 4th grade. For 1st graders, this is an easy way to start on a chapter book. For 4th graders, it is a nice short book that you can finish quickly. We thought that the jokes and humor in this book were appropriate for 1st through 4th graders. There are great vocabulary words in this book. This book also teaches a good lesson to it's readers. The moral of the story is, like yourself for you who you are, and to be yourself and not anyone else.
We think this book could be improved by making Andrew less gullible. The recipe for freckle juice was also a little disgusting, so we thought we could change the ingredients. For 4th graders, we thought one more chapter would be necessary to develop the plot a little more.

We hope you enjoy this book. Happy Reading! If you like this book, you could try other Judy Blume books like Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, all the Fudge books, and more!!!!!

The following review was written by students in 2M after completing their most recent book club:

Freckle Juice is written by Judy Blume. It is about a boy named Andrew who wants Freckles. First, his classmate, Sharon tells him she knows a secret recipe for Freckles that costs 50 cents. Then, Andrew rushes home to get 50 cents because he wants Freckles. Next, he makes and drinks the freckle juice. Read this book to find out if the freckle juice works. We would give this a 9 ½ out of 10 because it is a really good book, and it is a really funny book too. We think the ending was too quick, what do you think?

This thing won't let me edit my stars...but I meant to put 4!!

My thoughts reading this to myself were that Freckle Juice is a fun early chapter book (which is why I originally gave it 5 stars). I thought it fit in well with today's market. Frankly, it's better than many of the serial books that children are zipping through these days. The writing is fairly well-paced for young readers and the dialogue is decent.

My thoughts reading it aloud to my children were that it could have been cut by half, my kids were bored and many sentences were cumbersome. It felt like there were many little add-ons that distracted my children instead of holding their attention.

Yet my 7-year-old daughter approved it and we enjoyed the clever ending.

This book is a great book that makes you think back to when you were a kid and the things that you envy of other students. It has been said, "You always want what you don't have." This book takes place in a school setting where a boy named Andrew Marcus envies a boy named Nicky, who has freckles all over. A sneaky girl named Sharon, found out of Andrews longing of having Nicky's freckles and wrote up a secret recipe that will instantly give Andrew the freckles he always wanted. Eager to try the recipe out, Andrew is in his kitchen mixing this mysterious drink. Although the drink had a foul smell and yucky taste, Andrew gulped it down as fast as he could only to become very ill in just a matter of time. Mrs. Marcus comes home to find her son in her room sick to his stomach. Andrew regretted taking Sharon's recipe under consideration, and was determined to prove to Sharon that he indeed gained freckles. On the way to school Andrew marked his face with dots to convince Sharon that her recipe worked. When Andrew got to school, his sweet teacher introduced to him a magic freckle remover. When Nicky, the boy with freckles, saw that Andrew's marker freckles were removed he instantly wanted some of that magic freckle remover. Mrs. Kelly, the boys' school teacher, made both boys aware that they are much good looking just the way they are, Nicky with freckles, and Andrew without freckles.

I loved this book, because as a future educator, this will be a good book to introduce to the class in the beginning of the year to make all students aware that everyone is unique and different and that everyone has a role in shaping the classroom community. There are so many morals of the story. You may even address social issues such as bullying like Sharon in the book.

This book is a good first chapter book for 2nd graders. There are 40 pages (7 of which are full page illustrations) There are more pages with half page illustrations. The book is entertaining. The particular book my kids read does not have color illustrations - the illustrations are in black and white, which my kids complained about. The story line is good. The moral of the story is "we all have things about ourselves we would like to change." It's about self acceptance. My 5th grader read this book, but he wasn't particularly thrilled about it. My 3rd grader liked it much better. There are a lot of color descriptions in the book and it would probably be better served with color illustrations. That is why I reduced it 1 star. We compensated for this by drawing color pictures for the pages that had good color descriptions. This is a good story, I remember reading it in elementary school. You don't forget this one soon for some reason, probably because it's one of the first chapter books kids read and, in my case, it was a leap above the "Pug, Jan, and Ted" of my younger days.

Growing up, I loved all the Judy Blume books. I decided to order a few for my 4th grade son (who has zero interest in reading). He started with Freckle Juice first. I have finally found a book to get my son reading more! He's even excited enough to share what he's read with me...first time this has ever happened. Thank God for Judy Blume and her stories!

You can always count on Judy Blume for a laugh or two and Freckle Juice is no exception. This is a engaging book about Andrew a little boy who desperately wants freckles and his adventures in going about to get them. Freckle juice is a wonderful read aloud bedtime story for the kindergarten and 1st grade child. It is a must have in any lower elementary classroom library.

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a fantastic book for everybody to read. It is about a boy named Andrew who really wants freckles like Nick. So Susan says she will give Andrew a recipe for getting freckles, which costs 50 cents. The recipe has a lot of nasty stuff like vinegar, onion juice, ketchup, and lemon juice etc. It is also disgusting at the same time. At the end of the book Andrew learns his lesson, which is don't believe everything will work. I hope you read this book.

This review is from my 7 year old son:

I really liked the book. I liked when andrew fell off his chair because I thought it was funny. my favorite part of freckle juice is when andrew slid the money across the ground to sharon. the name of the book (freckle juice) matches with what the book is about. freckle juice is a story about someone named andrew. andrew wants freckles because niky lane has freckles. niky lane sits in front of andrew. sharon says that she can give andrew the secret recipe for freckle juice if andrew pays 50 cents. I think other kids should read this book.

Andrew wants freckles like Nicky Lane--especially around his neck and ears--so his mom can't tell if he needs to wash or not. But even though Nicky tells him he has to be born with them, he believes smart-aleck Sharon who has a secret recipe for getting freckles--for fifty cents. Well, Andrew can't resist this offer. And so starts his freckle-getting adventure.

The Creative Teacher: Activities for Language Arts (Grades 4 through 8 and Up)

Freckle Juice was a okay book it was very short·
it is a book about Andrew who BTW wants freckles .
he drinks freckle juice from a girl named sharon and gets sick.he draws freckles with magic marker.Miss.Kelly gives
him "secret freckle remover" which i think is soap .
THE END

I enjoy books for the young ones that give them a good lesson on life and give them a chuckle or laugh while doing it. Be happy with the way you look, be satisfied with yourself and hidden in that message is one that well shows there are no free lunches in life. the 1971 edition I have has some very well done black and white drawings which are quite charming themselves. This is a great book to read to a class as it creates much discussion and allows the children to relate their own wishes and discuss them. This is one of those books that I hope does not go out of print as it has a timeless quality about it. Highly recommend.

Freckle Juice was a great book to read.I enjoyed reading this book because I like funny books.My brother and mother loved this book because it was a very creative book.My dad has never read this book.I want to read this book agian because I love this book so much I would want to read a gazillion times more!!One day I might have freckles.Some of my friends have them.I hope I get to write a story about freckles.

THE END

By:Emily DeRouen Lake Charles,LA

8 years old

Freckle Juice is a classic, but I have always found it hard to believe Miss Kelly. No teacher would let a 2nd grader sit there with blue marker all over his face until 2 pm. For one thing, every adult in the building who saw the student would have commented and wondered why he had not been sent to the nurse. Even if that were not the case, teachers have to put the safety and health of students first, and magic marker all over the face is not healthy. Andrew would have been sent to the nurse to clean the marker off right away.
Of course, that would not have been much of a story.

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a good book. It is about a boy named Andrew who wanted freckles like Nicky a kid in his class. A girl named Sharon said "I have a secret recipe, but it costs 50 cents". That is Andrew's allowance for 5 weeks. When Andrew got to school he got it and then he ran home to read it. It said to put in vinegar, mustard, olive oil, and more. I hope you like the book as I did that is why I gave it 3 stars.

The End

Kelly Hubbard

This story was pretty cool. I liked it when Andrew puts freckles ALL over his face. I also liked it when the little girl did the frog face. Then the little girl tells Nickie that she has a secret formula for getting the freckles off his face. It isn't really a secret formula. She is trying to trick him. Ever child needs to read this book.

Judy Blume's "Freckle Juice" is a short tale for young readers, with illustrations by Sonia O. Lisker. Blume tells the story of Andrew Marcus, a 2nd grade student who wishes he had freckles. Things get freaky when a classmate promises to sell him a "secret recipe for freckle juice."
Blume taps effectively into the culture of children's folk magic and urban legend with this tale. I was a bit turned off, however, by Blume's portrayal of Andrew's shrewish, hysterical, overbearing mother. After finishing the book, I thought, "When this kid grows up, he's going to have some serious issues with women!" I also didn't like the fact that the "villain" of the story essentially lies, swindles, and violates classroom discipline and suffers no consequences. Still, "Freckle Juice" is a fun story with a memorable "gross-out" factor.

Book arrived with first 10 pages bent and folded over. Cheaply made, comic books are sturdier. May consider hard cover. My daughter loved Judy Blume books as a kid so I know content is good, just not this printing.

I think it was really good because Andrew didn't even have to put the recipe in his pocket.I hope other children read this book because it was halaryuse!Nicky has tons of freckles but Andrew wants the same amount as Nicky.Andrew want's freckles because he doesn't want to wash his neck every morning and be late for school.This is my favorite book!

Wonderful story about a grade school boy who desperately wants to look like someone else. So one day a girl said that if he gave her a quarter then she would give him the recipe for freckle juice so he could be just like he wanted to be, and in the end he learns to love himself just the way he is.

Wonderful way for children to learn respect and self-esteem. Freckle Juice is also a good choice to read aloud to kids, as with a number of other Judy Blume books.

I think Freckle Juice was a great book because it was a mystery and very exciting. I think other kids would like this story because it had funny details and unexpected mysteries. I also liked that the ingredients from Sharon's note had weird and wacky stuff in it. At one point I really thought the potion could work! This was a great book. I would like to read more books by Judy Blume.

Freckle juice is about a boy who wants freckles. The age range is for most people so it is a very easy reader. I would definetly buy this book because it is one that you can read over and over again.It also teaches people not to draw blue freckles on them just because they want freckles because blue ones make it very obvious that you don't actually have freckles.

The perfect comedy/real life situations that we've all had as a kid. For the main character, he is so facinated with freckaled people that he wants some of his own. A mean girl decides to play a trick on him and gives him a recipe for freckale juice for fifty cents. What could go wrong, eh?

I think that Mrs. Kelly is nice. In the beginning I did not like her. The story was very interesting. Andrew was funny. Sharon was mean. Nickywas mysterious. I thought that Nicky liked his freckles, but he did not like them. My favorite part was when he drank the feckle juice.

Andrew Marcus, a second grader, wants freckles. He buys a "freckle potion." It is made of the nastiest stuff you can think of. He even gets sick eating it.
He knew he had been tricked. Then the story takes a surprising spin. To find out, read "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume.

I like the book because Andrew got the recpie and made it because after he drank it he didn't have freckles. Then he put some magic marker that was bue on his face. Why did he do that instead of brwn magic marker? I just love the book I read.

We liked this book because it was funny. These are the funny parts; when Andrew drew the freckles on his face, Sharon's frog face and the ending was the best when Sharon had a new recipe.
One boy (and the teacher) actually tried the secret recipe but we didn't get any freckles!

I think Freckle Juice was a really good book. When I read the recipe I was about to puke myself.That was nasty.It was funny when he stuck his tounge out at Sharon.NOW THAT WAS HALARIOUS. Andrew was jealous of how many freckles Nikki had.

See story summary above.
Wonderful story about a grade school boy who desperately wants to look like someone else, and in the end learns to love himself just the way he is. Wonderful way for children to learn respect and self-esteem.
Should be required reading for grades K-3.

Book Review

My book is ''Freckle Juice'' by Judy Blume. There were many good parts in the book that I liked. Like when Andrew said Sharon's tongue reminded him of a frog. And when Sharon made a super-duper frog face. I think that kids will enjoy reading this book because it is funny and it is entertaining. The characters were believable to me because that could happen in real life; like if I wanted freckles, I could ask my friend for a secret recipe. I liked the way the story ended because Miss Kelley told Andrew that he looks good without freckles. In the end, Andrew learned to be himself.

I thought this was an interesting
book because I can't believe a kid
wants freckles so he doesn't want to
look dirty and want people to tease him. I was suprised by the ending and I hope you are too.

By now everyone has pretty much told what the book is about but I just want to say that this book is my all time favorite childhood book. I loooove this book to death. It bring back a lot of warm memories. My mom, who is no longer here, brought this for me and read it to me numerous times and once I got old enough to do so on my own, I did so too many times to recount. I finally lost it. I have no idea where it is. I repurchased and although it's not the original one my mom gave me it still warms my heart. I will always remember Andrew, Nicky and Sharon. lol

This actually creeped me out a little when I was a kid for some reason--maybe it was just the concept of a little kid who REALLY wanted someone else's freckles. ::shrug:: I liked the quirkiness of the plot, and I liked that the children really acted kooky like some children do.

One of the hilarious books I just read was Feckle Juice. The amazing author that wrote this book is...Judy Blume! So this book is totally fiction and really cooke (silly). This story is about a boy named Andrew who wanted freckles. After school, Sharon told Andrew she would sell him freckle juice for 50 cents. I really like it because it's funny. If you really wanted freckles, I recommend this book.

We liked this book because it was funny. These are the funny parts; when Andrew drew the freckles on his face, Sharon's frog face and the ending was the best when Sharon had a new recipe.
One boy (and the teacher) actually tried the secret recipe but we didn't get any freckles!

I think Freckle Juice was a really good book. When I read the recipe I was about to puke myself.That was nasty.It was funny when he stuck his tounge out at Sharon.NOW THAT WAS HALARIOUS. Andrew was jealous of how many freckles Nikki had.

See story summary above.
Wonderful story about a grade school boy who desperately wants to look like someone else, and in the end learns to love himself just the way he is. Wonderful way for children to learn respect and self-esteem.
Should be required reading for grades K-3.

Book Review

My book is ''Freckle Juice'' by Judy Blume. There were many good parts in the book that I liked. Like when Andrew said Sharon's tongue reminded him of a frog. And when Sharon made a super-duper frog face. I think that kids will enjoy reading this book because it is funny and it is entertaining. The characters were believable to me because that could happen in real life; like if I wanted freckles, I could ask my friend for a secret recipe. I liked the way the story ended because Miss Kelley told Andrew that he looks good without freckles. In the end, Andrew learned to be himself.

I thought this was an interesting
book because I can't believe a kid
wants freckles so he doesn't want to
look dirty and want people to tease him. I was suprised by the ending and I hope you are too.

By now everyone has pretty much told what the book is about but I just want to say that this book is my all time favorite childhood book. I loooove this book to death. It bring back a lot of warm memories. My mom, who is no longer here, brought this for me and read it to me numerous times and once I got old enough to do so on my own, I did so too many times to recount. I finally lost it. I have no idea where it is. I repurchased and although it's not the original one my mom gave me it still warms my heart. I will always remember Andrew, Nicky and Sharon. lol

This actually creeped me out a little when I was a kid for some reason--maybe it was just the concept of a little kid who REALLY wanted someone else's freckles. ::shrug:: I liked the quirkiness of the plot, and I liked that the children really acted kooky like some children do.

One of the hilarious books I just read was Feckle Juice. The amazing author that wrote this book is...Judy Blume! So this book is totally fiction and really cooke (silly). This story is about a boy named Andrew who wanted freckles. After school, Sharon told Andrew she would sell him freckle juice for 50 cents. I really like it because it's funny. If you really wanted freckles, I recommend this book.

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume is a disgusting and funny book at the same time. It is about a boy named Andrew. There's a boy in his class whom Andrew wants to be like. The boy's name is Nick. Nick has freckles. Andrew wants freckles. So Andrew met a girl named Susan, who says she has a secret recipe. Its called FRECKLE JUICE!! Andrew gave Susan 50 cents for the recipe. It was so disgusting when Andrew made it. Andrew says Susan has a froggy attitude. Andrew learned a lesson that Nick was born with freckles.

Freckle Juice By:Judy Blume
This book is about a boy named Andrew who wants freckles like his friend Nicky he counted them and he has 86 of them but all Andrew had was to warts.Than a few days later a girl in his class named Sharon said I hear you want Freckles I have a secret Recipe for Freckle Juice. But Sharon said only if you give me 50Cents and that was a hole week of allowance. So the next day they switched it said . If you want to find out what the Recipe said Read Freckle Juice. By Richard

I remember reading this when I was a kid and when I saw it on my seven year old's summer reading list, I had to buy it for him.

We have been reading the book together and we have BOTH been giggling over it. My son teases me because I have a lot of freckles -- he thought I drank some freckle juice! LOL!

Judy Blume's books are just as good as I remember them.

I love the book. But the one shown by the seller was not the one I received. I received the new cover with different illustrations. This doesn't work so well when you are trying to run a book club with 3rd graders. You need the same book with the same pages and illustrations. This seller needs to advertise what they are actually selling.