| A Taste of Blackberries Contributor(s): Smith, Doris Buchanan (Author), Wimmer, Michael (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 006440238X ISBN-13: 9780064402385 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: No one, least of all his best friend, dreamed that Jamie's exuberance and a harmless prank could end in his sudden death. But when it does, his friend must find the strength to bear his grief and his feeling that he might have saved his friend. ALA Notable Children's Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 88045077 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.18" W x 7.64" (0.16 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 295 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do you do without your best friend? Jamie isn't afraid of anything. Always ready to get into trouble, then right back out of it, he's a fun and exasperating best friend. But when something terrible happens to Jamie, his best friend has to face the tragedy alone. Without Jamie, there are so many impossible questions to answer -- how can your best friend be gone forever? How can some things, like playing games in the sun or the taste of the blackberries that Jamie loved, go on without him? |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Doris Buchanan: - Doris Buchanan Smith is mother to five school-age children, four of her own and one for whom she and her husband are permanent guardians. The Smiths have also been parents to more than twenty-two foster children. Her experiences have given her exceptional insight into the problems of being young as well as those of growing up. Now that her children are in school Mrs. Smith spends a minimum of three hours a day writing. She also likes animals and the woods, and is interested in nature and conservation. A Taste Of Blackberries is her first book. Wimmer, Michael: - Mike Wimmer is the illustrator of a number of highly acclaimed picture books, including All the Places to Love, written by Patricia MacLachlan, and Train Song, written by Diane Siebert. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma. |