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. Agent: Jodi Reamer, Writers House.- 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.Īn 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 Wolk’s economical prose clearly delineates Crow’s conflicting emotions and growing awareness, and readers will feel the love and loyalty that she, Osh, and Miss Maggie share. Crow is a determined and dynamic heroine with a strong intuition, who pieces together the puzzle of her past while making profound realizations about the definition of family. After persuading Osh and their friend Miss Maggie to investigate, she takes the first step in an emotional quest to discover who her parents were.

When Crow, now 12, spots a fire across the water on Penikese, her curiosity is awakened. Since then, Crow has enjoyed a tranquil existence, except for being ostracized by those who believe she came from nearby Penikese Island, which housed lepers. Osh, the introverted painter who found her, named her and took her in. As a baby, Crow was found in a boat washed up on a (fictional) Massachusetts island.

Creating mystery and suspense in an unusual setting, Newbery Honor–winner Wolk ( Wolf Hollow) spins an intriguing tale of an orphan determined to find her roots, set in the 1920s.

Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk