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Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

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Gary D. Schmidt

Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004
Book Details
Pages

224

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Maine • 1910s

Theme
Publication Year

2004

Audience

Middle grade

Recommended Reading Age

10-14 years

Lexile Level

1000L

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Super Short Summary

In 1912, Turner Buckminster moves to Phippsburg, Maine, and befriends Lizzie Bright Griffin, a Black girl from Malaga Island. Despite facing racism and opposition, Turner fights to protect Lizzie and her community from being forcibly removed. As tensions rise, Turner stands up against the town's authorities and his own father, leading to significant personal growth and unexpected alliances.

Contemplative

Emotional

Melancholic

Inspirational

Bittersweet

Reviews & Readership

4.2

10,922 ratings

71%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

9%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Gary D. Schmidt's Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy captures the complexity of racial and social tensions in early 20th-century Maine through compelling characters and evocative prose. Reviews praise its emotional depth and historical accuracy but occasionally critique its slow pacing. Overall, it's a poignant exploration of friendship and prejudice.

Who should read this

Who Should Read Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy?

Readers who enjoy To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee or Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson will be captivated by Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. They gravitate towards historical settings, themes of friendship and social justice, and richly developed characters facing moral dilemmas. Ideal for middle-grade to young adult readers.

4.2

10,922 ratings

71%

Loved it

20%

Mixed feelings

9%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

224

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Maine • 1910s

Theme
Publication Year

2004

Audience

Middle grade

Recommended Reading Age

10-14 years

Lexile Level

1000L

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