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Synopsis
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.
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About the Author
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.
From Publishers Weekly
In Smith's moving story, a prank ends in tragedy, and a boy must learn to live not only with the loss of a friend, but with the feeling that he could have prevented it. Ages 7-10.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherPuffin Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0140320202
- ISBN 13 9780140320206
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages95
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