Chapter 1
1. If you were as desperate as Andrew was to get freckles, would you count the freckles on the back of someone’s neck? Explain why or why not.
2. If you were Sharon would you still tell Andrew about the weird recipe?
Chapter 2
3. How would you rate Andrew’s thinking before paying and drinking the Freckle Juice? A score of 1 being that he gave it a lot of thought, and 5 being that he gave it no thought.
4. Do you think that if you were Andrew, that you would be gullible, believing in the recipe? Give your reasons.
Chapter 3
5. Suppose the secret freckle recipe was healthy, what do you think would happen? Explain why.
6. Assume that after he saw the recipe, Andrew went to Sharon for his money back and she gave it to him. How do you think he’d get his freckles? If she didn’t give him his money back, do you think he’d make the same choices? Explain.
7. Create your own recipe for Freckle Juice; give instructions on how to make it.
8. Why do you think Andrew was so convinced that Freckle Juice would work? Explain.
Chapter 4
9. Why do you think Mrs. Marcus went crazy when she saw the mess? Explain.
10.What changes would you make in the story so that Andrew wouldn’t get sick? Why?
11.Why do you think Judy Blume, the author, called Andrew’s medicine “The Pink Stuff that tasted like peppermint”, instead of calling it medicine?
12.Describe Andrew’s nightmares. What did they mean?
Chapter 5
13.How would you improve the situation so Andrew wouldn’t be humiliated in front of the class? Why?
14.What would happen if Andrew didn’t draw freckles on his face? What do you think Sharon would do?
15.What is your opinion of Miss Kelly giving Andrew the secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain.
16.Do you think Sharon has really has a secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain why or why not.
17.What do you think about Andrew and Nicky wanting to be like each other?
General Book Questions:
18.Create a person who knew that the Freckle Juice was fake, describe how this person would have a part in the story. Explain in detail.
19.Describe the relationship between Andrew and his class.
20.Divide the characters into two groups; one group is Main characters; and the other group is the sub-characters. Also include one word to describe each character’s personality.
21.If you had to minimize the number of scenes in the book, what scenes would you take out? Why?
22.If you had to maximize the number of scenes in the book, write a new scene that you could add.
23.How would you change the plot of the story, so that Sharon and Andrew were friends at the end? Explain in detail.
24.If you were Andrew, tell what same decisions you would make and what different decisions you would make throughout the whole book? Explain why.
25.Describe what the relationship was like between Sharon and Andrew.
1. If you were as desperate as Andrew was to get freckles, would you count the freckles on the back of someone’s neck? Explain why or why not.
2. If you were Sharon would you still tell Andrew about the weird recipe?
Chapter 2
3. How would you rate Andrew’s thinking before paying and drinking the Freckle Juice? A score of 1 being that he gave it a lot of thought, and 5 being that he gave it no thought.
4. Do you think that if you were Andrew, that you would be gullible, believing in the recipe? Give your reasons.
Chapter 3
5. Suppose the secret freckle recipe was healthy, what do you think would happen? Explain why.
6. Assume that after he saw the recipe, Andrew went to Sharon for his money back and she gave it to him. How do you think he’d get his freckles? If she didn’t give him his money back, do you think he’d make the same choices? Explain.
7. Create your own recipe for Freckle Juice; give instructions on how to make it.
8. Why do you think Andrew was so convinced that Freckle Juice would work? Explain.
Chapter 4
9. Why do you think Mrs. Marcus went crazy when she saw the mess? Explain.
10.What changes would you make in the story so that Andrew wouldn’t get sick? Why?
11.Why do you think Judy Blume, the author, called Andrew’s medicine “The Pink Stuff that tasted like peppermint”, instead of calling it medicine?
12.Describe Andrew’s nightmares. What did they mean?
Chapter 5
13.How would you improve the situation so Andrew wouldn’t be humiliated in front of the class? Why?
14.What would happen if Andrew didn’t draw freckles on his face? What do you think Sharon would do?
15.What is your opinion of Miss Kelly giving Andrew the secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain.
16.Do you think Sharon has really has a secret recipe for removing freckles? Explain why or why not.
17.What do you think about Andrew and Nicky wanting to be like each other?
General Book Questions:
18.Create a person who knew that the Freckle Juice was fake, describe how this person would have a part in the story. Explain in detail.
19.Describe the relationship between Andrew and his class.
20.Divide the characters into two groups; one group is Main characters; and the other group is the sub-characters. Also include one word to describe each character’s personality.
21.If you had to minimize the number of scenes in the book, what scenes would you take out? Why?
22.If you had to maximize the number of scenes in the book, write a new scene that you could add.
23.How would you change the plot of the story, so that Sharon and Andrew were friends at the end? Explain in detail.
24.If you were Andrew, tell what same decisions you would make and what different decisions you would make throughout the whole book? Explain why.
25.Describe what the relationship was like between Sharon and Andrew.
