It only takes a few hours for Turner Buckminster to start hating Phippsburg, Maine. No one in town will let him forget that he's a minister's son, even if he doesn't act like one. But then he meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a smart and sassy girl from a poor nearby island community founded by former slaves. Despite his father's-and the town's-disapproval of their friendship, Turner spends time with Lizzie, and it opens up a whole new world to him, filled with the mystery and wonder of Maine's rocky coast.
The two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner's father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie's island so that Phippsburg can start a lucrative tourist trade there. Turner gets caught up in a spiral of disasters that alter his life-but also lead him to new levels of acceptance and maturity.
This sensitively written historical novel, based on the true story of a community's destruction, highlights a unique friendship during a time of change. Author's note.
The two soon discover that the town elders, along with Turner's father, want to force the people to leave Lizzie's island so that Phippsburg can start a lucrative tourist trade there. Turner gets caught up in a spiral of disasters that alter his life-but also lead him to new levels of acceptance and maturity.
This sensitively written historical novel, based on the true story of a community's destruction, highlights a unique friendship during a time of change. Author's note.
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July 2008 : Library Binding
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 1-4395-1046-6 / 978-1-4395-1046-9 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2006 : Library Binding
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 1-4177-3378-0 / 978-1-4177-3378-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-7569-6625-6 / 978-0-7569-6625-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Perfection Learning Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-307-28483-2 / 978-0-307-28483-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D Schmidt Publisher: Scholastic Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 2004 : Hardback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Newbery Honor Book) Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-618-43929-3 / 978-0-618-43929-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Clarion Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2008 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf)) Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-375-84169-5 / 978-0-375-84169-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Laurel Leaf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2008 : Paperback
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April 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-553-49495-3 / 978-0-553-49495-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Yearling Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
2005 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
April 2005 : Audio CD
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-307-28183-3 / 978-0-307-28183-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Listening Library (Audio) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
April 2006 : Turtleback
| Title: Lizzie Bright And the Buckminster Boy Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt ISBN: 0-606-34933-2 / 978-0-606-34933-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2004 : Kindle edition
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May 2004 : Kindle edition
| Title: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Newbery Honor Book) Author(s): Gary D. Schmidt Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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