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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy by Gary D. Schmidt (Paper Book)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt (Paperback)
Description
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.
Pages
32
Awards
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2007)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2007)
Lupine Award (Honor — 2004)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 2005)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Thumbs Up! Award (Honor — 2005)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2008)
Printz Award (Honor — 2005)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2006)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2005)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Young Adult — 2005)
Notable Children's Book (2005)
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