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.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.Available for purchase at:Amazon - Audiobook (CD format)Barnes & Noble - Audiobook (CD format)Books A Million - Audiobook (CD format)Hudson BooksellersIndieBound - Audiobook (CD format)Powell's - Audiobook (CD format)TargetWalmart - Audiobook (CD format)Google Play StoreiBooksKoboAudible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks.- 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.

Soon, an unstoppable chain of events is triggered, leading Crow down a path of discovery and danger. 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. Abandoned and set adrift on 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. From the Newbery-honor winning author of the critically acclaimed Wolf Hollow comes a moving story of identity and belonging.

Beyond the bright sea by lauren wolk