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 DORIS BUCHANAN SMITH (June 1, 1934 - August 8, 2002) was an award-winning
author of children’s books distinguished for their realism. The first
contemporary children’s book author to deal with the difficult subject of death
(A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES), Smith also tackled divorce, obesity (LAST WAS LLOYD),
juvenile delinquency, unwed mothers (RETURN TO BITTER CREEK), dyslexia, and
child abuse (TOUGH CHAUNCEY), in a series of books praised for their
sensitivity and relevance.
In THE READ-ALOUD HANDBOOK (Penguin, Sixth Edition, 2006), Jim Trelease praised Smith’s groundbreaking first
novel, A TASTE OF BLACKBERRIES; “The sensitivity with which the attendant
sorrow and guilt are treated makes this an outstanding book. It blazed the way
for the many other grief books that quickly followed, but few have approached
the place of honor this one holds.” (Read more here)
In August of 2010, our
family was delighted to learn that our mother had been honored by
the Georgia Center for the Book in Atlanta, Georgia, the place mother called home
for many years. Please visit the special page created by the Center honoring Doris Buchanan Smith.
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