Freckles #11

When a charming Southern belle named Bethany Ann Carter and her brother arrive in Shadyside, Freckles and his friend Lard find themselves utterly captivated—and quickly at odds over her affections. As Bethany plays up her magnolia-blossom charm, the two boys compete to win her favor, each convinced he's her real target. But there's more to the Carter siblings' act than meets the eye, and their scheme to win over the town may have more complications than they bargained for.

Freckles and his friends cook up costumes as bloodhounds for Bethany's Dixie Masquerade Ball, but their elaborate Southern act becomes the least of their problems when Bethany's "late dating" scheme—inviting multiple boys on back-to-back dates—backfires spectacularly. Now every boy in town is vying for her company at the party, and Bethany's decided the fairest way to settle it is through a game of darts that will determine who gets which date for the big night.

When a Dixie Masquerade Party spirals into chaos, Freckles and his friends find themselves caught up in a prank-gone-wrong that starts with tag-dances and ends with a mock duel that nobody quite meant to take seriously. As misunderstandings pile up and the joke threatens to spin completely out of control, the gang discovers that sometimes the best-laid pranks have a way of backfiring spectacularly. It's all the madcap confusion you'd expect from a night where costumes, Southern hospitality, and teenage scheming collide.

Shadyside High's basketball team faces a tough matchup against Kingston's towering center, and Freckles and his friends hatch an unconventional scheme to even the odds—recruiting an unexpectedly tall new player to match Kingston's height advantage. As they rush to transform their reluctant recruit into a basketball player, the team discovers that raw altitude might be just enough to turn the tide, though his form leaves much to be desired. Will their desperate gambit pay off when the rematch arrives?

Freckles and his teammates face off against Kingston in a crucial basketball showdown, with help from their new secret weapon—the tall and eccentric Bean Johnson. When Kingston hears rumors about Shadyside's hidden advantage, the rival team grows desperate, leading to unexpected sabotage attempts and nail-biting game action. Can Bean's quirky talents and newfound teamwork carry Shadyside to victory against their fierce competitors?