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Title: Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes ISBN: 0-679-86570-5 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 20 September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Tells of a family tradition of blackberry picking summers
Comment: Mavis Jukes' Blackberries In The Dark tells of a family tradition of blackberry picking summers challenged by a grandfather's death. Grandma is alone and Austin feels his summer has lost its special magic - it's up to them both to make new traditions in this warm story of death and change, with black and white drawings by Thomas Allen.
Rating: 5
Summary: Poignant Tale about Loss
Comment: Probably the best young children's book on the subject of a death in the family.
Very beautifully written, tears will almost definitely flow from the adult reading it. One might then ask, why bother with this book if it's about death, a heavy subject my kid hasn't been exposed to? Well, actually, it is a very uplifting story about life itself. No psychobabble or religious references, just a simple story of family, bonds, and tradition. Jukes' writing is beautifully crafted, making this simple story very meaningful. Death itself is dealt with matter-of-factly, and there is nothing scary in the book.
Though tinged with sadness, it is truly wonderful, and there are even a couple of good laughs. (Like life itself, no?)
Highly recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: A realy good book fore calm reader!
Comment: The Title of this story is Blackberry's in the Dark. The authors name is Mavis Jukes, and the pictures were done by Tomas B. Allen. There's a little boy named Austin. He goes to his grandparent's house every summer. He's not so happy this time, his grandfather past away not so long ago and so this time it's just his grandmother and him. He goes to pick some blakberries by the riuer. His grandmother comes up later with some fishing gear. His grandfather was going to teach him to fly fish that year, but now the grandmother is going to try to teach him even though she doesn't know how, she was thinking maybe her and her grandson could try to figure it out together. Here's a phrase to help you see how they talk in this book. "I didn't Know" began Austin. His grandmother drew him near to her. "Nobody knew, Austin." She closed her eyes and shook her head. "Nobody knew that would be the last summer we'd all have together." She pressed Austin's cheek against her sweater and they stood there for a few minutes, roking back and forth. After a while she asked..." I would recommend this book to some people. I liked it because in a way it was touching but in a way it was fun. I woudn't recommend this book to someone that just really doesn't like calm books, they mostly like action books. I haven't read any other books like this one yet. It's good!
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Title: Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla, Jim Burke ISBN: 0064402282 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 15 February, 1989 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks by Nancy McArthur ISBN: 0380754932 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 July, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Aliens For Lunch (Stepping Stone, paper) by Jonathan Etra, Steve Bjorkman, Stephanie Spinner ISBN: 0679810560 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 09 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danziger, Tony Ross ISBN: 0590934252 Publisher: Little Apple Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Tornado by Betsy Byars, Doron Ben-Ami ISBN: 0064420639 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 30 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.25 |
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