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The book was based on a real event. In 1912, Phippsburgians decided to put the residents of [[Malaga Island]] in a mental hospital and clear the land to put up hotels <ref>{{cite news |first=Deborah |last=Dubrule |title=Malaga, revisited: On a Casco Bay island, a shameful incident in Maine's history comes to light |url=http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Malaga-revisited-On-a-Casco-Bay-island-a-shameful-incident-in-Maines-history-comes-to-light/10893/ |work=Working Waterfront |date=August 2005 }}</ref>. |
The book was based on a real event. In 1912, Phippsburgians decided to put the residents of [[Malaga Island]] in a mental hospital and clear the land to put up hotels <ref>{{cite news |first=Deborah |last=Dubrule |title=Malaga, revisited: On a Casco Bay island, a shameful incident in Maine's history comes to light |url=http://www.workingwaterfront.com/articles/Malaga-revisited-On-a-Casco-Bay-island-a-shameful-incident-in-Maines-history-comes-to-light/10893/ |work=Working Waterfront |date=August 2005 }}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 18:41, 14 November 2008
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, published by Clarion Books, is a 2004 historical fiction book by Gary D. Schmidt. The book received the Newbery Honor in 2005 and was selected as a Michael L. Printz Honor that same year.
Plot Summary
This book is set in 1912. Turner Buckminster, the son of Reverend Buckminster (Preacher in Phippsburg Maine), has just moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Phippsburg, Maine and is constantly being teased for simple misunderstandings, not to mentioned being automatically disliked by the boys of Phippsburg for playing baseball differently. Lizzie Bright and Turner become friends and have to save Lizzie's family and friends before they all must leave Malaga Island. But that means standing up to the authorities, including Turner's father.
Trivia
The book was based on a real event. In 1912, Phippsburgians decided to put the residents of Malaga Island in a mental hospital and clear the land to put up hotels [1].
References
- ^ Dubrule, Deborah (August 2005). "Malaga, revisited: On a Casco Bay island, a shameful incident in Maine's history comes to light". Working Waterfront.
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