In 1912, thirteen-year-old Turner, son of the town's new minister, hates his new life in Maine until Lizzie, a girl from a nearby island community founded by former slaves, shows him the charms of Maine's coast. But their happiness proves short-lived when the town elders and Turner's father resolve to make the island a tourist spot and force Lizzie's people out.
year: 2004, 2006, 2005, 2013, 2020
call number/section: 1000, 1910
subjects: progress, juvenile fiction, race relations, moving, household, clergy, historical fiction, maine, history, 20th century, juvenile fiction, fiction, newbery, fiction, maine, history, 20th century, moving, historical fiction
Editions
Schmidt, Gary D
Clarion Books (2004)
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.
Schools: 78
Schmidt, Gary D
Yearling Book (2006)
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.
Schools: 3
Schmidt, Gary D
Listening Library (2005)
In 1912, thirteen-year-old Turner, son of the town's new minister, hates his new life in Maine until Lizzie, a girl from a nearby island community founded by former slaves, shows him the charms of Maine's coast. But their happiness proves short-lived when the town elders and Turner's father resolve to make the island a tourist spot and force Lizzie's people out.
Schools: 1
Schmidt, Gary D
Sandpiper (2013)
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.
Schools: 3
Schmidt, Gary D
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2020)
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.
Schools: 1