![]() ![]() With small type and slightly more mature sentence structure, older readers won’t feel babyish reading about Andrew and his freckle obsession and consequences. The chapter where poor Andrew drinks the despicable concoction that is supposed to sprout the desired freckles is both hilarious and a fun Don’t do it! moment.Ī very short chapter book (only five chapters and 47 pages), this is a good read for an older, less adept reader. ![]() Two other characters in this book stand out: a sweet, understanding teacher, and larcenous, greedy, evil Sharon, who absconds with funds through trickery. ![]() ![]() The fact that Andrew wants freckles, and that he is forced to sit behind a boy with a glorious number of freckles (and thus view them every day in school) is a simple but magnificent premise. The protagonist, a second grade boy, is an empathetic character because almost everyone knows, deep in his bones, how it is to want something to distraction. Published by: Yearling Reprint edition (July 15, 1978)Īvailable in: paperback, hardcover, library bindingįreckle Juice is all about wanting something and doing something crazy to get it. ![]()
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