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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, the government of Maine put the residents of Malaga Island in a mental hospital and razed their homes [1].

References

  1. ^ 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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