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Tuesday, April 21, 2009


Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

By: Gary D. Schmidt
New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
ISBN: 0618439293
$15.00
(Image Credit: Cape May County Library, Cape May Court House, NJ)

Annotation: Based on the true events of 19132, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminister Boy, describes the disgraceful events that caused the destruction of Malaga Island, and many of its inhabitants, as well as the interracial friendship between Turner and Lizzie.


Book Talk:
When Turner Buckminster is forced to move to Maine, he realizes that he doesn't fit in within the first six hours. He doesn't understand the other boys in town. He seems to find trouble everywhere he goes. On top of everything else, he definitely doesn't comprehend why so many people in town have a problem with him becoming friends with Lizzie Bright Griffin, the girl who inhabits Malaga Island. She the only person in town who seems to truly like Turner, but their friendship seems to offend everyone around them. In order to try and understand everything that is happening to Turner, he must remember the moment when he stared into the eyes of a whale. Only then can he begin to understand the world around him and why his friendship with Lizzie is so important.

Awards:

2007 Volunteer State (TN) Book Award Master Reading List
2005 ALA Notable Book for Children
2005 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
2005 Newbery Honor Book
2005 Michael L. Printz Honor Book
2005 Capitol Choices Selection
2005 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation
2005 New York Times Bestseller
2005 Thumbs Up! (MI) Honor Book
2004 School Library Journal, Best Books of the Year
2004 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
2004 Kirkus Editors’ Choice
2004 Booklinks Lasting Connections Selection
2004 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction List
2004 Lupine (ME) Honor Book

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