Meet the Characters
He is the main character of the book who really, really wants freckles.
Who is Andrew (Marcus)?
After Andrew drinks the secret freckle juice, his tummy feels like this.
What is sick?
Andrew wants freckles so his mom won't be able to tell if this body part is dirty.
What is his neck?
Andrew falls out of his chair in class because he is trying to do this to Nicky Lane
What is look at/count his freckles?
Andrew sneaks into this room of his house to mix the secret recipe.
What is the kitchen?
She is the clever girl who sells the secret recipe for 50 cents.
Who is Sharon?
Andrew pinches this part of his body shut so he doesn't have to smell the gross juice.
What is his nose?
Nicky Lane already has freckles, but he actually wants this to happen to them.
What is he wants them to disappear / go away?
Sharon drops this on the floor during reading groups to give Andrew the secret recipe.
What is a piece of paper (or a note)?
Sharon's note says to add this red condiment, which you might usually put on hot dogs or french fries.
What is ketchup?
He is the boy in Andrew’s class who already has a lot of freckles on his neck and face.
Who is Nicky (Lane)?
Along with ketchup, vinegar, and mustard, this white, wobbly sandwich spread goes into the juice.
What is mayonnaise?
When the juice doesn't work, Andrew draws fake freckles on his face using this school supply.
What is a blue marker?
When Andrew brings his 50 cents to school, he hides the coins inside of this footwear.
What is his shoe?
To mix all the gross ingredients together in the glass, Andrew uses this everyday eating utensil.
What is a spoon?
She is Andrew’s teacher who helps him when he comes to school with fake freckles.
Who is Miss Kelly?
To buy the recipe from Sharon, Andrew uses his allowance to pay her this much money.
What is 50 cents?
Miss Kelly gives Andrew a "Magic Freckle Remover" which is actually just a jar of this.
What is soap (and water)?
When Andrew shows up with blue marker on his face, Miss Kelly offers him this instead of getting mad.
What is the Magic Freckle Remover?
Andrew doesn't get caught making a mess because his mom is in the living room doing this with her friend, Mrs. Burrows.
What is playing cards?
She makes Andrew wash his neck every single morning before school.
Who is Andrew’s Mom (Mrs. Marcus)?
True or False: Drinking the secret recipe actually gives Andrew real freckles.
What is False?
At the very end of the book, Sharon offers to sell Nicky Lane a secret recipe to do this.
What is remove freckles?
This is the number of weeks Andrew had to save up his 10-cent allowance to afford the recipe.
What is five (weeks)?
These are the two common dinner table spices that Andrew shakes into the freckle juice.
What are salt and pepper?