Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
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| Author | Gary D. Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Clarion Books |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | United States |
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy is a young adult historical novel by Gary D. Schmidt published by Clarion Books in 2004. The book received the Newbery Honor in 2005 and was selected as a Michael L. Printz Honor[1] that same year.
The book was based on a real event. In 1912, the government of Maine put the residents of Malaga Island in a mental hospital and tore up their homes.[2]
