Beyond the Bright Sea

by Lauren Wolk

Hardcover, 2017

NIST comments:

Y7: "it's really good."

Publication

Dutton Books for Young Readers (2017), 304 pages

Description

Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:- 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… (more)

Awards

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2020)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2019)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2019)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2020)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2020)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Middle School — 2019)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2019)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Massachusetts Book Award (Must-Read (Longlist) — 2018)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Lectio Book Award (Nominee — 2019)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2018)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2017)
Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids (Middle Grade Fiction — 2017)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2017)

Language

Original language

English
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