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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