Annabel Andrews is tired of her mother telling her what to do. She’s tired of being told to do her homework, clean up her room, and be nice to her little brother, Ape Face. If she were an adult, she could do anything she wanted, like watch TV all day and eat marshmallows for breakfast. One Friday morning, Annabel’s wish comes true when she wakes up and realizes she’s turned into her mother! But after a major washing machine mishap, losing Ape Face, and a terrible teacher conference, Annabel starts to suspect that being an adult is not as much fun as it seems. One thing’s for certain–this is one freaky Friday she’ll never forget!
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"one of the BEST BOOKS EVER. I forgot how much i loved it then I found it on my grandma's bookshelf and read it for my weekend on the farm. Oh my goodness i loved it just as much as the first 15 summers i spent reading it. a classic. i should see the movie sometime, just to see how awful it is compared to the book." — Caitlinleah (5 out of 5 stars)
"one of the BEST BOOKS EVER. I forgot how much i loved it then I found it on my grandma's bookshelf and read it for my weekend on the farm. Oh my goodness i loved it just as much as the first 15 summers i spent reading it. a classic. i should see the movie sometime, just to see how awful it is compared to the book."
" a light cute read; I read this in high school. (the movie that came out a couple of years ago with Lindsey Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis is pretty well done too) "
" Meh. This book hasn't aged well. "
" Again this book cracked me up. Some of the conversations are hilarious. I rather enjoyed reading it and revisiting my girlhood! "
" This was a cute book. A pretty easy read, I finished in in less than a day. The character is cute and has spunk. But with seeing the movie beforehand, I was somewhat confused because the book has a completely different story line. Now, I do not blame the author. I blame Disney. BOO! HISS! "
" My sister Anna and I loved this book when we were kids...but I found it didn't play quite so well for Isabel. "
" Read as a kid. Liked it, liked the movie. (the Jody Foster one) "
" it was fine. it was dated. i don't remember the original movie being much like this. i also learned that mary rodgers contributed to the writing of "Free To Be You and Me" which makes investing the time in this very light book (more juvy than YA) worth it. "
" It was really diferent from the movie but still good! "
" A teen classic - if you haven't read it, you should. Watching the movie doesn't count. "
" I remember discovering this one on the paperback racks at my very tiny local library, probably when I was working on my books for the summer reading program. "
" I loved this book as a kid. I read it several times. "
" Interesting to read a book like this that was written 40 years ago. The language is a bit surprising and really speaks of the times. It is also interesting to compare this to the movie. "
" nothing to really say.......... "
" This was fun and original when I read it years ago. "
" I had such a boyhood crush on Jodie Foster. "
" I bought this for my 11 year old niece and re-read it before giving it to her...I forgot how much I loved this book. "
" So basically Anna thinks her mom is ruining her life. 1 morning they switched body. Now Anna is in her moms body and her mom is in her daughter body. They each found out its not easy being each other. "
" I'm old enough to have read the original hardcover edition of this book. I actually didn't understand some of it (like some of the slightly more sophisticated conversations), as it was a bit too old for me at the time, but loved it anyhow. "
" This book was confusing but I read it in 6th grade! "
" Much better than the movie, (the new one with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis). If you've seen the old movie, you'll realize it's a bit more like that, but not completely. It's a fun, light read. "
" A short, quick read. I much preferred the film; this is the sort of story that you need to see. "
" Very different from the movie "
" This book bears very little resemblance to the movie. This is one of the few cases where I like the movie better. There are raciest words in it and the phrase "Unless you are a retard". Honestly, how can a decent person keep this kind of book in the school library? I'm pulling it out tomorrow. "
" What a weird book! This book didn't have enough introduction to make sense, and the characters wern't realistic at all! "
" It was fun to read where it all started. "
" This was an Ok book. I liked the movie better. This would be good to use in a move/ book compare and contrast. There are a good number of alikes and differences that the project would be sucessful. "
" I read this book with Jacob. It definately wasn't as good as I remembered and it wasn't Jacobs favorite. "
" I thought I'd read this book as a kid, but I didn't remember most of what happened. Ellie enjoyed it. "
" Easy read, entertaining, and fun! "
" Way different from the Movie! Way different time period! "
" weird. veeerrrry different from the LiLo movie!think i'm back to grown-up books after this one... "
" It was different from the movie but they were both really good. I liked it a lot! "
Mary Rodgers (1931–2014) was a composer of musicals and the author of a number of children’s books, including Freaky Friday, which has sold more than a million copies, has been made into two movies, and is now considered a classic. She also wrote Summer Switch and A Billion for Boris, as well as the music for the musical Once Upon a Mattress.
Susannah Fellows is a singer, stage and television actor, teacher, director, and narrator of children’s and young adult books. She is best known for her lead roles in the plays Evita, Men’s Beano, and Me and My Girl. Her film appearances include De-Lovely, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, and Separate Tables. As a director and choreographer she has contributed to the plays A Swell Party and Out on the Fringe. She teaches at the Actors’ Centre in London.
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