Not merely is Turner Buckminster the son of the new minister in a small Maine town, he is avoided for frolicking baseball otherwise than the local boys. Then he make friends with smart and energetic Lizzie Bright Griffin, a teenager from Malaga Island, a poor public originated by past slaves.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.