Doris Buchanan Smith

A Taste of Blackberries

A Novel

A high school track star struggles to find himself in the weeks just before graduation.

Up and Over

As she struggles to cope with a difficult mother and finding her place in the world, young Nealy Compton finds solace in the relative solitude and safety beneath her neighbor's porch.

Best Girl

While immobilized in a hospital bed, Janessa journeys into a world of dreamlike adventures with the gods of Norse legend.

Voyages

Måneskygge

Robert Kimmel Smith

Ancil, an embittered, isolated twelve-year-old girl, attempts to come to terms with her new stepfather and their new home in Georgia.

The First Hard Times

An illegitimate child in the South learns the meaning of love and family life.

Return to Bitter Creek

Mike Wimmer

A portrayal of a young boy's attempt to understand and accept his best friend's sudden death

Devoted to the memory of her father, who has been missing in action in Vietnam for more than ten years, Ancil has difficulty accepting her new stepfather. A companion volume to "Last Was Lloyd."

A young boy recounts his efforts to adjust to the accidental death of his best friend.

An eight-year-old boy's struggle to cope with a special physical problem is relieved by daily visits to a marsh and learning about its marine life.

Kelly's Creek

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.

The Pennywhistle Tree

Ten-year-old Darby Bannister has difficulty adjusting to a new environment when she moves with her family from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta in the middle of World War II.

Salted Lemons

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.

Tough Chauncey

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.

Kick a Stone Home

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.

Doris Buchanan Smith

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