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A Taste of Blackberries

by Doris Buchanan Smith · 1973

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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.

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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?

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisgriefgriefMore like thisLess of thisdeathdeathMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of this
Mood
sadsadMore like thisLess of thistear jerkertear jerkerMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 96 pages

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