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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt, Gary D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, [2004]
Subjects:
Progress > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Moving, Household > Fiction.
Clergy > Fiction.
Maine > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Juvenile materials.
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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 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:American Library Association-YA, 2005.
School Library Journal Best Books, 2005.
Newbery Honor Book, 2005.
Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2005.
ISBN:0618439293