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| Title | : | Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy |
| Author | : | Gary D. Schmidt |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 219 pages |
| Published | : | April 25th 2006 by Yearling Books (first published May 24th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
Gary D. Schmidt
Paperback | Pages: 219 pages Rating: 3.88 | 9026 Users | 1411 Reviews
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Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community founded by former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new world along the Maine coast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. When the powerful town elders, including Turner’s father, decide to drive the people off the island to set up a tourist business, Turner stands alone against them. He and Lizzie try to save her community, but there’s a terrible price to pay for going against the tide.Define Books In Favor Of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
| Original Title: | Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy |
| ISBN: | 0553494953 (ISBN13: 9780553494952) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Phippsburg, Maine,1912(United States) Malaga Island, Maine,1912(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2005), Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2005), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2006), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 9026 Users | 1411 ReviewsRate Of Books Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy was definitely a cute book. The characters were mostly stock characters though, which was disappointing. The main character, Turner, learns a lot from his father, his mother, Darwin, and the girl he meets on Malaga Island, Lizzie Bright. He learns to stand up for himself, even when it went against his parents' wishes. The theme of racism is very strong in this book, and Turner aims to fight the racism of the town elders, but ultimately fails. This book isWORST BOOK EVER. A lot of repetition and slow paced plot events. Too much confusing whale metaphors. It was overall boring and it just wasn't intriguing. It was the book that did not really pull you in and you just wanted to abandon it. If you are looking for a historical fiction book, don't read this one. I would give it one star.
This was a really good book. I really really liked it. After I read the book the author's note at the end said it was based on a true story!!! Made the ending even sadder! This is the story of a minister's family who moves from Boston to small-town Maine at the turn of the century. There is some conflict between the town and the residents of a nearby island . . . but this book is so much more than that. The only thing that kept it from a 5 star is that I think in most situations of conflict
Turner Buckminster moves to Maine when his father takes a position as a minister in Phippsburg in the early 1900's. Turner becomes friends with Lizzie Bright who is from a poor island community founded by former slaves. As he develops relationships with Lizzie and others from the town, he faces prejudice and other social difficulties. It is interesting to watch the growth of the characters as they face adversity. While the book addresses some tough topics, it also has its lighter moments as
This is a young adult novel that I've been hearing about for the last year. It is remarkable, and I now wish I'd read it earlier. I want everyone I know to read it --it's that good. It's set in 1912 in a small town in Maine. The main character is the teenage son of a minister who has a new job in this town--so this boy, Turner, his father and mother move from Boston to Maine. Turner doesn't hit it off with the local boys, but one day when beachcombing he meets Lizzie Bright--one of the young
I was forced to take a moment and catch my breath after I closed this book. I needed to gather myself, order my thoughts, and reflect on everything I had just read. The best part about it? I will still need to do so for a long time to come. I can already predict the amount of "staying power" this book will have upon my mind, and the thought makes me smile.I will be able to categorize every YA book, from here on out, into two categories: The YA books I've read before this book, and the YA books I
I'm sorry to say I didn't like this book at all. It wasn't terrible, I just found it terribly boring. I actually fell asleep twice while reading it, and almost fell asleep a bunch more times throughout. I think it's just Gary Schmidt's writing style. I've never been very fond of overly descriptive narration. At least half of this book is just description, and most of it not essential description, or at least it felt like it to me. I also didn't like the ending. I understand that this book was
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