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Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community founded by former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new world along the Maine coast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. When the powerful town elders, including Turner s father, decide to drive the people off the island to set up a tourist business, Turner stands alone against them. He and Lizzie try to save her community, but there s a terrible price to pay for going against the tide. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Gloriously figurative language...brilliantly evokes both time and place...both beautiful and emotionally honest, both funny and piercingly sad. Kirkus Reviews, Starred a powerful tale of friendship and coming-of-age...haunting combination of fact and fiction has a powerful and tragic climax. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review an evocative novel...with fully developed, memorable characters...fascinating, little-known piece of history...will leave a powerful impression on readers. School Library Journal, Starred Schmidt fictionalizes a true event... vividly realized...fully credible...subtly drawn. THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) historical incident ignites a rich novel...a drama that examines the best and worst of humanity. HORN BOOK Horn Book

Gloriously figurative language...brilliantly evokes both time and place...both beautiful and emotionally honest, both funny and piercingly sad. Kirkus Reviews, Starred a powerful tale of friendship and coming-of-age...haunting combination of fact and fiction has a powerful and tragic climax. Booklist, ALA, Starred Review an evocative novel...with fully developed, memorable characters...fascinating, little-known piece of history...will leave a powerful impression on readers. School Library Journal, Starred Schmidt fictionalizes a true event... vividly realized...fully credible...subtly drawn. THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) historical incident ignites a rich novel...a drama that examines the best and worst of humanity. HORN BOOK Horn Book

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