Crow a bright child, began to question who she was and her true origins. Osh, her caretaker, and Miss Maggie who lived a ways away on a farm, has cared for her for all of her 12 years of age. As a newborn baby, Crow was named by Osh, an older man who found her abandoned in a small boat adrift off his island. It is written in first person giving voice to a little girl named, Crow. The setting is the 1920's on a little island named Cuttyhunk located off the coast of Massachusetts. Read moreīeyond the Bright Sea is a beautiful little book which could be enjoyed by adults as well as upper elementary. Vivid and heart-wrenching, Lauren Wolk’s Beyond the Bright Sea is a gorgeously crafted and tensely paced tale that explores questions of identity, belonging, and the true meaning of family. Soon, an unstoppable chain of events is triggered, leading Crow down a path of discovery and danger. Abandoned and set adrift in a small boat when she was just hours old, Crow’s only companions are Osh, the man who rescued and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their fierce and affectionate neighbor across the sandbar.Ĭrow has always been curious about the world around her, but it isn’t until the night a mysterious fire appears across the water that the unspoken question of her own history forms in her heart. Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. The moving story of an orphan, determined to know her own history, who discovers the true meaning of family. ★ “ Crow is a determined and dynamic heroine.” - Publishers Weekly Wolk unfolds with uncommon grace.” – The Wall Street Journal

“The sight of a campfire on a distant island…proves the catalyst for a series of discoveries and events-some poignant, some frightening-that Ms.

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year.

A Southern Living Best Book of the Year.

A Charlotte Observer Best Book of the Year.

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.

A Parents’ Magazine Best Book of the Year.Winner of the 2018 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction -įrom the bestselling author of Echo Mountain and Newbery Honor–winner Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea is an acclaimed best book of the year.

Beyond the bright sea by lauren wolk