A Taste of Blackberries

Jamie isn't afraid of anything. Always ready to get into trouble, then get right back out of it, he's a fun but 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, the biggest being, €œHow can your best friend be gone forever?€ The story comes alongside this grieving boy who wonders: How can the best things of life, like playing games in the sun or the taste of blackberries that Jamie loved, go on without him?

This book gives readers an honest look at death and grief, but it does so with the careful sensitivity that comes through beautiful writing and characters that become beloved as they walk through life's toughest moments.