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Freckle Juice | The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
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Freckle Juice | The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
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Freckle Juice | The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo

Written by Judy Blume

Narrated by Laura Hamilton

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

3.5/5

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Two classic Judy Blume titles are available together!

How exactly does one get freckles? For fifty cents, know-it-all Sharon has the answer--a secret family freckle recipe.

In The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo, second-grader Freddy Dissel feels left out. Life can be lonely when you're the middle kid in the family. But now, it's Freddy's chance to show everyone how special he is and, best of all, prove it to himself!

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJul 11, 2006
ISBN9780739338360
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Freckle Juice | The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo
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Judy Blume

Judy Blume has been winning legions of fans around the world with her stories. More than eighty-two million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-two languages. She receives thousands of letters every month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. In addition to her hilarious Fudge books, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, Superfudge, Fudge-a-Mania and Double Fudge, some of her incredibly popular books include The Pain and the Great One series and Freckle Juice. Judy lives in Key West, Florida, and New York City with her husband.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I read this book once many years, but didn't remember until I saw the pictures. Amy Aitken's delightful illistrations enhances the story. I enjoyed ready about how Freddy Dissel found a way to be himself and to come to terms with being the overlooked one. This is an excellent book to read to young kids who may feel they get lost in the shuffle. I highly recommend.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I like this book because of its central message. The central message of the book is to be comfortable with who you are and recognize that you are important and have your own individual talents. In the beginning of the story, Freddy is upset because he feels like he never gets attention in his household. He has an older brother that always gets new clothes and a little sister who never can play the way he wants to. He feels like there is nothing that he can do, and he also feels unimportant and doesn’t feel like he has anything to call his own. This is until he gets the part in the school play as the green kangaroo. This gives Freddy confidence and makes him feel special and that he has something of his own that he is good at. The conclusion of the story is that he is no longer worried about getting his older brother’s old clothes or sharing a room, and he is finally satisfied with what he has because he knows he is his own person. Overall, I think this is a great message for younger readers. It can be used in a lesson to discuss important traits that each child has. The topic of siblings can be discussed also and that how even though siblings may share a lot of things, everyone is unique.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Kids can relate to being an older, middle or younger child, and this book puts each position in the family in perspective.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Being a middle child, this book would have been great for me to read as a child, but it wasn't around then:( However, reading it now was almost as deliciously validating as I imagine it would have been back then. Once again, Blume has captured the perfect description of what it's like to be a child, a dysfuncitonal, awkward, inappropriate and yet sweetly naive, child. This is a welcome addition to my Judy Blume library.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a great intermediate book. It is about a little boy named Freddy who is the middle child, he has one older brother, in which Freddie has to wear his hand me downs, and one younger sister, who he had to give his room up for. Freddie is in second grade and wants to be apart of the fifth and sixth grade play. He is allowed to participate and gets the part of the green kangaroo, which he is no longer in the middle and finally ends up liking himself for him.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Freddy Dissel is tired of being the middle child- he doesn’t get any of the attention, and his siblings don’t appreciate him. He comes up with a plan to do something neither of his siblings have done- be in the school play. He is the star, and suddenly he is glad to just be himself.