Book Review: Freckle Juice

by Melissa on December 31, 2009 · 0 comments

in 4-8, ATOS 3.0-3.9, Good for kids reading above grade-level (precocious readers), Humor, Lexile 300-399, School Life

Title: Freckle Juice
Publisher: Yearling
Author:Judy Blume
Lexile: [?] 370L
ATOS Level: [?] 3.1
Parent Rating:
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Go For Age Range: 4-8

Synopsis

Andrew wants freckles more than anything else and uses a “freckle juice” recipe with hilarious results.

Comments

This is a comfortable childhood classic. A silly story about wanting what you don’t have. Probably most interesting for the 6-8 year-old range.  A good book to read-aloud.

Language

Word use: ’stupid’, ‘hated’ [?]

Sexual Content

None

Drugs/Alcohol

None

Violence/Disturbing

None

Social/Family

A kid disobeys his mom. Andrew doesn’t want to go to school so his mom says, ‘So! I’ve got a school dropout in second grade!’

Religion/Spiritual

None

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