Lizzie Bright and
the Buckminster
Boy
By: Gary D. Schmidt
Power Point by Linnea
Characters
 Lizzie Bright-Lizzie was very open-minded , adventurous and nice.
She was also African American and lived on Malaga Island.
 Turner Buckminster-Turner was the minister’s son which meant he
was watched every second and had to have very good manners.
 Mrs. Hurd-Mrs.Hurd was an older friend of Turners and is very friendly.
 Mrs. Cobb-Mrs Cobb was an old lady that seemed very mean but was
nice by the end.
 My favorite character was Lizzie Bright because she was very nice and
a good friend.
Plot
 The plot of the book is very slow moving. This is the order of
what happened in the story.
 #1 Turner moves to Maine. #2 He meets Mrs. Cobb, Mrs. Hurd
and Lizzie Bright. Lizzie Bright is his first friend. #3 Lizzie and
Turner play on Malaga Island where Lizzie lives. #4 Lizzie gets
hurt and Turner tries to take her to his house for help. #5 The
town people were not happy that Turner was friends with a
Negro. #6 The town people take all of the Negroes off Malaga
Island and take them to the asylum. #7 Turner’s dad get hurt
trying to help the Negroes and soon dies. #8 Lizzie Bright dies
at the asylum. #9 Turner and his mother move into Mrs. Cobb’s
house which she left to Turner when she died.
Setting
 The main setting is in Main and Malaga Island.
Problem
 Turner moves into a new town and meets Lizzie Bright.
They become friends but the town is trying to get all the
Negros out of the island. (Lizzie is a Negro.)
 The towns problem is that they want the Negros out of
Malaga Island.
Soultion
 Turner does not get his way in the book the Negros get
sent to asylum and Lizzie dies.
 The town seems to get there way and the Negros get sent
to the asylum.