Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Paperback)

from ImBookingIt

I enjoyed listening to this book.In this book, Turner learns that adults don't always do the right thing, but that doesn't stop his attempts to do so.Thinking back on it, the book could be seen as heavy on the lessons, but the story was about Turner learning them, and they were well balanced with...

from jknuts1

In my opinion, this is a decent book. It is a bit dry to get into at first, and lacks a bit of action in the beginning, but it does have a lot of good things to take away. First, there is A LOT of character growth and development, from Willis to Mrs. Cobb. The other thing that I like about it are...

from The_Hibernator

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy is a children's historical novel about a minister's son who must confront narrow-mindedness in the townspeople and even his own father when his family moves to a small town in Maine. This book gives a "realistic" look at how blinded people can be by their own...

from electrascaife

When a new minister moves into a small Maine town, his son finds it difficult to adjust to the attitudes he finds there. But then he meets and finds a friend in Lizzie Bright, who is also on the margins of this small-town society. This one started out as a usual outsider-kids-meet-and-find-comfor...

from asomers

This book is just another reason why Gary Schmidt is one of my favorite authors. Based on historical facts, this story will leave you feeling outraged and sad. Turner Buckminster loses his innocence in the most heartbreaking of ways and Lizzie Bright truly is the closest thing to glory on God's g...