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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy

In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.

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Main Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
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Progress > Juvenile fiction.
Race relations > Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction.
Clergy > Juvenile fiction.
Maine > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:In 1911, Turner Buckminster hates his new home of Phippsburg, Maine, but things improve when he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island community founded by former slaves that the town fathers--and Turner's--want to change into a tourist spot.
Physical Description:219 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:0618439293
Author Notes:Gary D. Schmidt is the best-selling author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and the Newbery Honor book The Wednesday Wars . He is a professor of English at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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