Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt is a historical novel published by Clarion Books in 2004. This edition spans 219 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Turner Buckminster, a minister’s son who struggles to fit into the expectations of his town, Phippsburg, Maine. His life takes a transformative turn when he befriends Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a nearby island community founded by former slaves. Their friendship challenges societal norms and reveals the complexities of life along Maine’s rocky coast.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of social issues, prejudice, and racism as Turner navigates the disapproval of his father and the town elders, who seek to displace Lizzie’s community for profit. The novel delves into Turner’s journey of acceptance and maturity amidst the turmoil surrounding their friendship and the impending threat to Lizzie’s home. This sensitively written story is based on true events, providing insight into a unique bond during a significant period of change in American history.
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It only takes a few hours for Turner Buckminster to start hating Phippsburg, Maine. No one in town will let him forget that he’s a minister’s son, even if he doesn’t act like one. But then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart and sassy girl from a poor nearby island community founded by former slaves. Despite his father’s-and the town’s-disapproval of their friendship, Turner spends time with Lizzie, and it opens up a whole new world to him, filled with the mystery and wonder of Maine’s rocky coast. The two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner’s father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie’s island so that Phippsburg can start a lucrative tourist trade there. Turner gets caught up in a spiral of disasters that alter his life-but also lead him to new levels of acceptance and maturity. This sensitively written historical novel, based on the true story of a community’s destruction, highlights a unique friendship during a time of change. Author’s note.
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