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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Ages 8–11 · 1972
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1978 · Est. 41 min read
Freckle Juice
Written by Judy Blume · Illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi
A young boy named Andrew pays a girl at school fifty cents for a secret recipe for freckles that she claims will bring him many benefits in his life, but it all turns out to be a scam.
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64 pages· 3,637 words· Est. 41 min read
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Bookroo's summary
Andrew Marcus desperately wants freckles like his classmate Nicky. When Sharon offers a secret freckle juice recipe for fifty cents, Andrew eagerly mixes grape juice, vinegar, and mustard. But the concoction leads to unexpected chaos. Determined to prove Sharon wrong and achieve his freckled dream, Andrew devises a new plan. Will his solution work, or will it backfire spectacularly? Dive into Andrew's hilarious and heartfelt journey to find out.
From the publisher
What’s a guy gotta do to get some freckles? This perennial bestselling favorite from Judy Blume has a fresh new look!
More than anything in the world, Andrew Marcus wants freckles. His classmate Nicky has freckles—they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. But when Andrew asks Nicky where he got them, Nicky just says he was born with them. Some help he is!
That’s when Sharon offers Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe—for fifty cents, she promises, Andrew can look just like Nicky. His freckleless days are over! He rushes home to whip up the concoction. Grape juice, vinegar, mustard…
But what starts out as a simple freckle juice recipe quickly turns into something disastrous. Andrew is still determined to get his freckles, and to show that pesky Sharon that she doesn’t know everything—and he has the perfect solution! Or does he?
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 64
- Words
- 3,637
- Reading age
- 7–9
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- 570L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.1
- F&P level
- ~O
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 262
Publication
- Published
- May 27, 2014
- First published
- July 1, 1978
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781481411028
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