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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy

Name: Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Author: Gary D. Schmidt

by Gary D. Schmidt

1999•Historical•219 pages

Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA good-natured, moving historical novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceUnlikely connections

Subjects

Race relationsMoving, HouseholdClergyHousehold MovingProgressHistoryJuvenile fictionMoving

Details

Author: Gary D. Schmidt
Published: 1999
Pages: 219
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Source: Open Library

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