Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Mainetown he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Thenhe befri... » 

Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Mainetown he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Thenhe befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin a girl from Malaga Islanda poor community founded by former slaves. Lizzie shows Turner a new worldalong the Maine coast from digging clams to rowing a boat next to a whale. Whenthe powerful town elders including Turners father decide to drive the peopleoff the island to set up a tourist business Turner stands alone against them.He and Lizzie try to save her community but theres a terrible price to payfor going against the tide. From the Trade Paperback edition. «