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.
關於作者:
Gary D. Schmidt has written several novels for children and
young adults. He lives in Alto, Michigan.