A Taste of Blackberries


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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. 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?




Last was Lloyd


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A friendless, overweight 12-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life.




A Taste of Blackberries


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Karate Dancer


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Passionate about karate, fourteen-year-old Troy tries to convince his disapproving parents about the true nature of the art and its importance in his life.




Return to Bitter Creek


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When 12-year-old Lacey returns with her mother to a home she doesn't remember in southern Appalachia, she finds a large extended family ready to share its love and traditions--as long as Lacey adapts to its expectations.




Tough Chauncey


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Abused by his grandfather and neglected by his mother, a "tough" thirteen-year-old sees running away as the only solution to changing his life until a friend open his eyes to an alternative.




The Pennywhistle Tree


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A rift develops in the closeness shared by eleven-year-old Jonathon and his best friends when a new boy moves onto the street and insists on pushing himself into Jonathon's life.







Taste of Blackberries Novel Study/Lit Link 4-6


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Jamie is special, unpredictable and full of surprises. He often courts danger, and always escapes. But, when something sudden and terrible happens to Jamie, his best friend has to face the tragedy alone. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. Novel by Doris Buchana




Kick a Stone Home


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A shy fifteen-year-old girl, more at ease on the sports field than anywhere else, tries to cope with new feelings and a gradual understanding of herself, her divorced parents, and other people around her.