Taste of Blackberries
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Book Description
This is a tragic story about Jamie who, while his friend was watching, disturbed a nest of bees and was fatally stung. As he writhed in agony his friend ignored his condition thinking that he was fooling around and he thereafter suffered from a sense of despair and guilt.
Book Information
| Publisher | Scholastic, Inc. |
| Binding | Paperback (19 editions) |
| Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
| # of Pages | N/A |
| ISBN-10 | 0590324373 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0590324373 |
| Publication Date | 01/1982 |
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"A Taste of Blackberries portrays bereavement with effective symbolism and shrewd psychology, a treatment not only of a child's reactions, but of human universals."--A Harvest of Southern Realism, William H. Green, University of Georgia
Since 1973, A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES has seen 19 English lang... more
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Since 1973, A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES has seen 19 English language editions, translated into Danish, Japanese, Afrikaans, French, Spanish and Dutch, where it won Holland’s top national book award for a translated work.
40 years later, under the HarperCollins imprint, A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES conti... more
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