Blackberries in the Dark

"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austinnotices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This...more

"Austin's visit to his grandmother's is the first since Grandpa died. Austinnotices Grandpa's things but feels the emptiness of his absence. This sparestory vividly captures the emotions of painful times and shows how they easewith sharing and remembering. Boy and grandfather were close, but boy andgrandmother seem destined to be just as close, with Grandpa's memory to bindthem. Poignant and perceptive, this has impressive resonance, and readers won'teasily shed its warm afterglow."--(starred) Booklist.   less