Comparing Turner's Lizzie Bright And The Buckminster Boy

A young boy name Turner Buckminster moves to Phippsburg, Maine. He can’t stand his first six hours at his new home, where everything as simple as a baseball game differs from his original home. Disappointed in Phippsburg, Maine, Turner considers leaving to the Territories. His perception about Maine changes when he meets Lizzie, a considerable friend. Lizzie is from Malaga Island, a island with former slaves. When Turner is caught injured and dirty his father, Reverend Buckminster question his absence. His father reminded him that he is the minister’s son and that he needed to act like a minister’s son. This made Turner realize that he never agreed with anything his father said. Turner did not want to be like his father, he wanted to be free instead of being a minister’s boy. Later after the incident with his father, Lizzie and Turner continue to hang out with each other and discover new things. Lizzie

After I read Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, I would have recommended it to many readers. Many elements in this book help shaped the story and interested me. I will explain why I would recommend this novel. In the novel, the main characters were Turner Buckminster and Lizzie Bright. Turner and Lizzie were different, but the still got along in the novel. Lizzie helped Turner realize that there is no difference between Lizzie and him, despite of race difference. I like most the characters and their personalities. All of the characters personalities help shaped the book’s theme and message. The setting in Lizzie and the Buckminster Boy was also interesting. The setting in the novel was based on a real event that occurred in 1912. I thought this was very interesting addition to the book. The plot also fits in very well with this setting. Setting is important to every novel because it allows the reader to imagine the background in the story and Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy had a clear