Why did Frances love this book?
I could practically smell the salt air and the rank odour of seaweed wafting from the pages of this novel. Author Lauren Wolk clearly loves the sea herself. Her knowledge of it is portrayed through the daily life of the book's strong, girl protagonist, Crow. I felt like I was there, wading through the mucky sand, digging clams, and bumping around in the wooden skiff that Crow and her guardian, Osh, rely on for transportation. An adventure, a mystery, and a celebration of the richness of island life, Beyond the Bright Sea stayed with me long after I finished the book.
8 authors picked Beyond the Bright Sea as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 10, 11, 12, and 13.
'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' - The Times
Crow has lived her whole life on a tiny, starkly beautiful island. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a washed-up skiff as a baby and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbour across the sandbar. But it is only when a mysterious fire appears across the water that an unspoken question of her own history forms in Crow's heart, and an unstoppable chain of events is triggered. Crow sets out to find her lost identity - and, ultimately, to learn…