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Freckle Juice

201464 pagesSimon & Schuster

Synopsis

A second-grader named Andrew is desperate for a few freckles like his classmate Nicky, so he buys a concoction called "freckle juice" from another girl in class. After drinking the foul-tasting mixture and waking up with an upset stomach, he realizes it was just grape juice mixed with other condiments — but still tries to convince everyone at school that it worked by drawing freckles on his face with a marker.

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Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman) is an American author. She has written many novels for children and young adults which have exceeded sales of 80 million and been translated into 31 languages. Blume's novels for teenagers were among the first to tackle such controversial matters as racism (Iggie's House), menstruation (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.), divorce (It's Not the End of the World, Just As Long As We're Together), bullying (Blubber), masturbation (*Deenie; Then Again, May...

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Andrew MarcusProtagonist
Nicky LaneSupporting

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