Write two to three sentences that explore the effect of the conflict on Turner Buckminster.

Not only is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is shunned for playing baseball differently than the local boys. Then he befriends smart and lively Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from Malaga Island, a poor community founded by former slaves. and there you go

Sample Response: In the beginning, Turner is unhappy because he has moved to a new town and does not fit in. He meets Lizzie and feels at home with her and on Malaga Island. Then, he realizes that town leaders plan to make the people of Malaga Island leave their homes. As this conflict unfolds, Turner realizes that the town leaders are lying about Malaga Island, and his innocence begins to disappear.