Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, published by Clarion Books, is a 2004 historical fiction book by Gary D. Schmidt. It is set in 1912.

[edit] Summary

Turner Buckminster, the son of a minister, has just moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Phippsburg, Maine and is constantly being teased for simple misunderstandings. Then he meets an African-American girl, Lizzie Bright Griffin, who offers to become his friend just before the town decides to kick her out.

[edit] Inspirations

The book was based on a real event, in which (in 1912) Phippsburgians decided to put the residents of Malaga Island in a mental hospital and clear the land to put up hotels.

[edit] Criticism and Awards

The book received the Newbery Honor in 2005 and was selected as a Michael L. Printz Honor that same year.

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