Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
	List Price:   $6.50 Unit Price:   $5.20 You Save:   $1.30 (20%) ISBN-10:   0553494953 ISBN-13:   9780553494952 Publisher:   Random House [IN]; Yearling Edition:   Reprint Category:   Young Adults Pub. Date:   April 2006 Pages:   224 Format:   Paperback; Digest format paperback Ages:   10 to Grades:   5 to
Awards
2007  Young Hoosier Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Sequoyah Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Volunteer State Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2007  Garden State Teen Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
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. “Schmidt’s writing is infused with feeling and rich in imagery. With fully developed, memorable characters. . . . This novel will leave a powerful impression on readers.”—School Library Journal, Starred “A powerful tale of friendship and coming-of-age, adding a lyrical sense of the coastal landscape.”—Booklist, Starred