by Lauren Wolk
First published 2017
Twelve-year-old Crow lives on a small island in the Elizabeth Islands off Massachusetts with Osh, the man who pulled her from the ocean as an infant, and Miss Maggie, their neighbor. Crow has spent her entire life wondering about her past but never pressing for answers. One night, she spots a campfire burning on a distant island. This sighting awakens something inside her, and she can no longer ignore the questions about where she came from. Her curiosity sets off a chain of events that leads her into both discovery and danger as she pieces together clues about her identity. Crow must navigate the truth about her origins while learning what family really means. The story unfolds against the stark landscape of the Massachusetts islands, where Crow's search for her history becomes a journey about belonging and home.
Genres: family-life, historical-fiction, adventure, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, search-for-origins
Setting: Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
Period: 20th-century
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