Turner went to bed and lay awake most of the night. he figured if he couldn't light out for the territories and had to stay in phippsburg, he'd need to find a place to breathe – someplace where no one else would come around, someplace where no one was even likely to come around. and it wouldn't hurt for it be by the water. –lizzie bright and the buckminster boy, gary d. schmidt based on the story so far, why does turner need "a place to breathe"? he feels weary in the ocean air. he feels isolated and lonely. he wants to practice softball. he wants to overcome his fear of heights.