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This excellent book by Doris Buchanan Smith is approaching its 4
This excellent book by Doris Buchanan Smith is approaching its 40th anniversary - and a million copies sold! Have you read A Taste of Blackberries? I'm the author's son, Randy, and having read it many times over, I can promise it is as fresh and relevant today as it was forty years ago. But not everyone responds the same way to this insightful book! As mom would say, "it's a free country." The subject is weighty for some young readers, and parents and teachers are cautioned to read the book before giving it to your child. That said, you need look no further for a rich and unforgettable reading experience. Howard Randall Smith
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Posted February 19, 2012
A Taste of Blackberries
A Taste of Blackberries
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I think this book was great, it is also a fiction story but the story is like a real life story. This was a great book because it's telling how sad if your best friend died. This book followed the step of when someone died like anger. I think more 4th grader has to read it! -
Anonymous
Posted January 18, 2009
A Taste of Blacberries
I'm in fourth grade and read this book with my third grade teacher. It's sad but it teaches you a lesson about friendship. One of my friends cried really hard when Jamie died. I wish Jamie hadn't died, I wish he had lived. Bees can really sometimes annoy me. I'm not a honey eater.
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Anonymous
Posted November 9, 2008
Taste of Blackberries
I was a little girl when I read this book. Actually I was recovering from a bad elbow break and couldnt do anything but read(which I still love to do). I just want to thank the author for making that period in time for me better and I recommend it to children of all ages. Both my children have read it and some of my friends children too... GREAT BOOK!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted June 25, 2008
Acclaim for A Taste of Blackberries
I read A Taste of Blackberries when I was in fourth grade. I am now thirty nine years old, and I teach high school English. Blackberries is so poignantly written concerning the death of a young friend that it serves as a comfort for the child, a jumping point to dicuss a personal tragedy with your children and a texbook example of just how to deal with life and death experiences with youth.
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Anonymous
Posted March 14, 2006
Taste of Blackberries
This book is good for all ages. I'm in 6th grade and I loved it. Jamie is the main character and he is a joker. He loves to trick his friends. He does a lot of things that you would never dream of doing: he hitchhikes rides, stels things, and a lot more dangeres things. I think the Taste of Blackbarries is a great book. You will have to read The Taste of Blackbarries to find out more.
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Anonymous
Posted March 14, 2006
breathtaking
I think it was a good book. It was good because it shows how good of friends they were. And what they did together. It was sad because his best friend, name Jamie,died. It was also a good book because the author gave a lot of detail I liked what they did before Jamie died. Jamie's friend did not let Jamie go. That is why I recommend A Taste of Blackberries.
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Anonymous
Posted March 14, 2006
touching
The Taste of Blackberries book is good because it reminds me of the real world where no one lives for ever and reality can be cruel somtimes and its no fun to be alone .
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Anonymous
Posted March 14, 2006
Taste of Blackberries
I think that the book is a great one. It will make you seem like you are in the book. I'm in 6th grade and I loved it. It's one that will make all ages connect, understand, and love the book of Taste of Blackberries. That's why I recommend the Taste of Blackberries.
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Anonymous
Posted July 28, 2005
Touching
This book is about a boy who comes to grips with the tragedy of losing his best friend. This is a very touching book.
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Anonymous
Posted October 19, 2004
Timeless!
I read this when I was a small child,I am 41 yrs old and think about this book often. It is a timeless book that children will love and also has a lesson in it. It may be a good book for children to read that has had a friend die. I am going to be getting this book for my daughter.
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Anonymous
Posted October 11, 2004
Very good
I read this book as a class assigment in fifth grade and at the time didn't like it. I recently loss someone I loved and this book gives such great insight into what it's like and how to cope.
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Anonymous
Posted January 26, 2004
this book is cooly
i'min 5th grade and just finished it and i thought it was a touching story
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Anonymous
Posted January 8, 2004
I still remember...
I too read this book over twenty years ago and now I have the joy of experiencing it with my daughter as she reads it for the first time. It provides a valuable lesson for readers of any age.
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Anonymous
Posted September 23, 2003
Touching Story For All Ages
What a fabulous tale, as sweet as blackberries! I read this book more than twenty years ago, and the lessons still ring true. Now I want to pass it on to my nieces and nephews. Congratulations Doris Buchanan Smith
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Anonymous
Posted March 31, 2003
Taste of Blackberries
I read this book in Elementary school and I never forgot it. I am 37 years old! My little boy is about to read it for the first time.
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Anonymous
Posted March 31, 2003
Taste of Blackberries
I read this book in elementary school and I am 37 years old and still remember it.My little boy is about to read it for the first time.
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Anonymous
Posted May 23, 2000
The Taste of Blackberries
I read a book called A Taste of Blackberries By Doris Buchaman Smith. It is about two boy Jamie and his friend.It is in a county town. Something bad happpened. I realized I'm not the only one my age that cries
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Anonymous
Posted May 22, 2000
Taste of Blackberries
I liked the book when the speaker and Jamie were in the blackberies patch picking blackberies. The characters are Jamie and the speaker . The setting takes place in fall and in the day and night. The story was interesting because it was a good book and it was nice to read.
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Anonymous
Posted May 23, 2000
If you read books this would be a nice book to read.
I liked when the speaker solved his problem.It was very interesting book because they loved to do different stuff together. Jamie and the speaker are the main characters.It was probably in the late spring.I liked Mrs.Mullins because she had a garden.
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