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Beyond the Bright Sea

Beyond the Bright Sea

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  • Create Date：2021-09-05 06:55:20
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Lauren Wolk
  • ISBN：1101994878
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Summary

- 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 tale that explores questions of identity， belonging， and the true meaning of family。

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Reviews

Brooke ，

Crow， Osh， and Maggie created a lovely picture of island home in the NorthEast and their story was incredibly endearing。 It is a good about goodness， kindness， and acceptance， with the fascinating backdrop of Penikese Island and the history it held as a place of isolation for those with Hansen’s Disease （leprosy）。 Add in mystery， intrigue， and treasure - a story any kid will love。 Good themes about the importance of family， belonging， and love。

Jaim ，

3。5 stars。

Steph ，

This book was so special and sweet and will have you thinking about the meaning of family and looking like these emojis: 🥺🥰。Crow is an extremely likable character to follow and read about and I loved her journey and her relationship with Osh and Miss Maggie。 She’s still only twelve when the book ends， and I would definitely read more books about her if the author decides to write more （please）。 Her adventurous spirit， her resourcefulness， her love for others， her growth over the story—I just lov This book was so special and sweet and will have you thinking about the meaning of family and looking like these emojis: 🥺🥰。Crow is an extremely likable character to follow and read about and I loved her journey and her relationship with Osh and Miss Maggie。 She’s still only twelve when the book ends， and I would definitely read more books about her if the author decides to write more （please）。 Her adventurous spirit， her resourcefulness， her love for others， her growth over the story—I just loved it all。If you want a memorable middle grade book that you can read in a day， this is a great choice。 I read it for my book club and we had a lovely discussion about it。 I love dipping my toes into middle grade books every now and then！CW: abandonment， death of parent。 。。。more

Shani ，

3。75， very sweet， lovely world building

Sharon Mudd ，

Wonderful story！

Morgan Forsythe ，

Five stars all the way until the end， where I debated giving it 4 because the ending wrapped up a little quick for me。 But a beautiful story， plus Morgan means Bright Sea so 🤷‍♀️😊 Overall I loved it and it was a true page turner， even if I wanted more at the end。

Gail ，

What a beautifully written book about knowing oneself for who you are。 Can’t wait to read it to my class of 27 grade 6’s

Nicole Stanton ，

I started to read this book because of the cover（ It was so pretty 😍）。 I had no idea what the plot was about， and the plot surprised me。 This is the second historical fiction book I read about leprosy colonies。 And leprosy colonies are so depressing。 It is so sad what happened to these people and how they had to live out the end of their life。 It took me a minute to get into this， but once I did it was a pretty solid read。

Hadis ，

It was a really great book with good feelings and very beautifull lessons for lifeI can feel freshness after alot of times in my soul🌊🌈

Sydney ，

I thought this was one do the most beautifully written books。 I wish I were a better writer so I could give it the review it deserves。 Perfect！

Beth ，

A wonderfully woven story of fact and fiction。 Characters and setting richly developed and described。 Who knew there was a leper colony on an island off of Cape Cod？

Gretchen ，

I read this aloud to my 12 year old son and absolutely loved it。 He finally said to me， “Why do you cry when you read this book？” I just loved the relationships between Crow， Osh and Miss Maggie。 This is a wonderful coming of age story that highlights the love of a birth family no longer living together and that of an unlikely adopted family。 The descriptions of the island and sea are gorgeous and the character development is great too。 Five stars。

m。 molony ，

Cute

Alicia ，

One of those gorgeous， soft books with words chosen the way a chef chooses ingredients。 This one will stay with me for a long time。

Stephanie ，

A heartwarming middle grade read。

Tonya Boyle ，

Libby audio。 Lovely。

Lyra ，

Un romanzo tenero e carino， ma senza grandi note di merito。 Mi è piaciuta tantissimo l'ambientazione di questa storia， molto originale sia nel tempo che nello spazio， mi ha proprio catturata e mi ha fatto venire voglia di vivere anche a me su una piccola isola dove tutto sa di sale e di sole。 Crow me la immaginavo proprio come Vaiana， coraggiosa， serena， scalza e spettinata。La trama in sè invece secondo me lascia un po' a desiderare。 Ci sono troppe cose gettate lì senza risposta e troppe che inv Un romanzo tenero e carino， ma senza grandi note di merito。 Mi è piaciuta tantissimo l'ambientazione di questa storia， molto originale sia nel tempo che nello spazio， mi ha proprio catturata e mi ha fatto venire voglia di vivere anche a me su una piccola isola dove tutto sa di sale e di sole。 Crow me la immaginavo proprio come Vaiana， coraggiosa， serena， scalza e spettinata。La trama in sè invece secondo me lascia un po' a desiderare。 Ci sono troppe cose gettate lì senza risposta e troppe che invece erano talmente ovvie e scontate che ce lo si poteva immaginare。 In particolare ricordo di aver letto un passaggio in cui Crow fa una cosa illogica ma fondamentale per la storia e nel racconto si dice "non sapeva neanche lei perchè"， e questa è una cosa che in generale mi irrita: se un personaggio fa una cosa deve sapere il perchè， soprattutto se è una cosa che palesemente darà una svolta alla storia。 Non è un colpo di scena， te lo aspetti。Ho fatto molta fatica a finire questa storia， mi ha un po' annoiata e non mi ha mai catturata del tutto。 Ammetto di aver cercato di arrivare alla fine perchè speravo in un risollevarsi della storia， ma a differenza delle onde nel braccio di mare del Camposanto， questo romanzo per me è stata calma piatta。。。。 。。。more

Brooke between_the_pages_of_romance ，

Actual rating: 4。5 starsA good story of adventure， curiosity， and finding the meaning of family。

SK ，

This book ended abruptly，and half of the mysteries were left unsolved，and half of the problems were left unresolved。 Don’t read this unless you like apparently permanent cliffhangers！ If there was a sequel it would be a good story。

Moni O。P ，

3。5

Colleen ，

I'm not a big reader of historical fiction， but I really enjoyed Crow's story while learning about the history of the Elizabeth Islands。 I'm not a big reader of historical fiction， but I really enjoyed Crow's story while learning about the history of the Elizabeth Islands。 。。。more

Melissa ，

This is a lovely story and well written like her other books。 Highly recommended for youth and adults alike。 Meaningful and powerful about prejudice and perspective

Ashley Hutto ，

This is a gorgeous book。 It holds slices of narrative magic。 It's imaginative and descriptive in a way that makes you feel like you're there。 And that you never want it to end。 I'm off to find the rest of Lauren Wolk's books。 💜 This is a gorgeous book。 It holds slices of narrative magic。 It's imaginative and descriptive in a way that makes you feel like you're there。 And that you never want it to end。 I'm off to find the rest of Lauren Wolk's books。 💜 。。。more

Tracy ，

Better than average middle reader with a mystery， leprosy， and treasure。 I liked the young main character very much。 She had confidence， she was clever， and she did not back down from finding answers。

Anita ，

Very sweet

Alex Skidmore ，

One of my favorite books I’ve read in awhile。 Crow， Osh， and miss Maggie were excellent characters。 I was entertained from the get go。 A great story about what it means to have/be family。

Ava Monet ，

I loved this book when I read it in fifth grade。 I read it because I loved Wood hollow so much and decided to read some of Lauren Wolk’s other books。 I would recommend！

Connie ，

Lovely， although this one may appeal to adults more than children due to its slow pace。 （It does pick up about three quarters of the way through。）

Jill Greek ，

This book was so heartwarming。

Corey Vilhauer ，

A beautiful look at belonging， empathy， and the effect of lingering fear。 Sierra told me to read this one; I'm glad she did — I got through it in a day and I'm still thinking about it。 A beautiful look at belonging， empathy， and the effect of lingering fear。 Sierra told me to read this one; I'm glad she did — I got through it in a day and I'm still thinking about it。 。。。more

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