Best friends Turner Buckminster and Lizzie Bright Griffin come from two different worlds, one white and one black. What will it lead to in the quickly changing world of 1912?
Turner Buckminster is moved to the small coastal town of Phippsburg, Maine, when his father is hired as the local preacher.
Turner doesn’t fit in so well. His only friend is a girl named Lizzie, the descendant of slaves, who lives with her grandfather in a small community on Malaga Island just off the coast. Lizzie is smart and kind. She teaches Turner how to do things the way they’re done in Maine. They share an unbreakable bond and Turner learns to love Lizzie’s world and the folks who live on Malaga. Lizzie isn’t allowed to experience Turner’s world, except when she secretly visits cranky old Mrs. Cobb.Their friendship is powerful, but challenges from the community prove to be overwhelming. The city leaders want to wipe out the Malaga community so they can move ahead with their development plans. Turner vows to fight the changes and to stand up for Lizzie and the residents of Malaga.
The challenges are monumental – especially when it seems like Turner’s own dad is against him. The events that unfold could not have been foreseen and life is never the same for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.
Awards: Michael L. Printz Honor, 2005; Newbery Honor Book, 2005; ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 2005; ALA Notable Book for Children, 2005; Kirkus Reviews Editor Choice Award; School Library Journal Best Books of the Year – Children; Novelist Best.
Jacket illustration © 2004 by Stefano Vitale.
Scanned April 22, 2009.
Schmidt, G. D. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. 2004. New York: Clarion Books. 0-618-43929-3. $15.00. Hardcover.
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