Portland Public Library

Beyond the bright sea, by Lauren Wolk

eng

no index present

770L, Lexile

fiction

Beyond the bright sea

959950021

by Lauren Wolk

Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.8, 9.0, 189077.Reading Counts, 6-8, 4.7, 16.Accelerated Reader AR, MG, 4.8, 9.0.

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. -- from dust jacket

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