【神秘火光隔海燃起，出發探尋身世之謎】
★2017年紐伯瑞金獎得獎作家 Lauren Wolk
12歲的Crow 一生都在麻州的伊莉莎白群島中的一座小島上度過。她的人生篇章在一艘載浮載沉的小船上展開。她才剛出生不久便被放在小船上隨波逐流，而對 Crow 伸出援手並將她撫養長大的是和她一同生活的 Osh。除了他之外，她唯一的同伴是他們熱情的鄰居 Maggie。
某個晚上，Crow 看到附近一座杳無人煙的小島上出現了火光。這道神秘的火也點燃了她渴望了解自己的心。她決定出發尋找自己的家鄉以及她被送走的原因。一路上 Crow 將逐漸發現事情的真相，也將一步步踏入危險之中。
- 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.
