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A search for identity and possible fortune that allows us to discover that the real treasure is to find love and a secure home. Evocative and powerful storytelling at its bext.
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Beyond the Bright Sea Synopsis
- Winner of the 2018 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction -
From the bestselling author of Echo Mountain and Newbery Honor-winner Wolf Hollow, Beyond the Bright Sea is an acclaimed best book of the year.
An NPR Best Book of the Year A Parents' Magazine Best Book of the Year A Booklist Editors' Choice selection A BookPage Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A Kirkus Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Charlotte Observer Best Book of the Year A Southern Living Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
"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. Wolk unfolds with uncommon grace." -The Wall Street Journal
? "Crow is a determined and dynamic heroine." -Publishers Weekly
? "Beautiful, evocative." -Kirkus
The moving story of an orphan, determined to know her own history, who discovers the true meaning of family.
Twelve-year-old Crow has lived her entire life on a tiny, isolated piece of the starkly beautiful Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. 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.
Crow 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. Soon, an unstoppable chain of events is triggered, leading Crow down a path of discovery and danger.
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.
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9781524775032 |
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2nd May 2017 |
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Lauren Wolk |
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Listening Library an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
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Lauren Wolk Press Reviews
Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent - The Times
A tense and moving adventure story, this book's real strength is in the characters and the understated but overwhelming love that binds solitary people, no matter what their blood links may be Daily Mail
Crow is a thrilling heroine, and Wolk's sense of place recalls Daphne de Maurier The Times
Lyrical and heartrending . . . A tear-jerking yet ultimately uplifting tale of establishing one's place in the world and realising that sometimes your family is the one you make, not the one you are born into. A stellar story full of heart, action, and emotion School Library Journal
An intriguing tale of an orphan determined to find her roots -- Publishers Weekly Beautiful -- Kirkus
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About Lauren Wolk
After graduating from Brown University in 1981 with a degree in English literature, Lauren Wolk spent a year as a writer with the Battered Women's Project of the St. Paul American Indian Center, and then worked as both an editor and an English teacher. Since 2007, she has been the Associate Director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. She is an award-winning poet and also a visual artist. Wolf Hollow is set in western Pennsylvania where her family roots run deep. Both of her parents were raised in that area, her mother on a farm and in a family that served as the inspiration for the novel.
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