Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

by Gary D. Schmidt (Clarion Books)

About

91´«Ã½

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.

Awards Won

Title Year
printz.gif Michael L. Printz Award

91´«Ã½

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
2005 - Honor(s)