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Beyond the Bright Sea
Beyond the Bright Sea | Lauren Wolk
'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' - The Times Crow has lived her whole life on a tiny, starkly beautiful island. Her only companions are Osh, the man who rescued her from a washed-up skiff as a baby and raised her, and Miss Maggie, their neighbour across the sandbar. But it is only when a mysterious fire appears across the water that an unspoken question of her own history forms in Crow's heart, and an unstoppable chain of events is triggered. Crow sets out to find her lost identity - and, ultimately, to learn what it means to be a family. Vivid and heartfelt, Beyond the Bright Sea is a gorgeously crafted, gripping tale of buried treasure and belonging.
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Jordan1201
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Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk was published in May 2017. This book is a historical fiction story and won the Scott O'Dell award. This chapter book follows the story of Crow, a 12-year-old girl, with a mysterious background. A man found her washed ashore on one of the Elizabeth Islands when she was an infant. The man, Osh, is a recluse escaping his own mysterious past but finds room in his heart for Crow.

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This book is all about a young girl named Crow and how she was found on the Elizabeth Islands by Osh. She is being raised by Osh and their neighbor Miss Magie. The story goes on and years later, Crow grows up and wants to know more about her history and family. The story displays the challenges that she goes through trying to find answers.

ehrmans Author: Lauren Wolk. Genre: historical fiction. Publication date: 2017. Awards: NPR best book of the year 2017, New York Public Library best book of the year 2018, and Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction.
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GatheringBooks
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#SavvySettings Day 5: Not really a #Lake but the bright sea and a city of ember on the left that looks somewhat like a watery #Lake, too, albeit barely 😭🤣😂 Half Price book finds last December while we were with family in the US.

Eggs Loved the tagged book 2y
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Tracey3
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Interesting take told from the point of view of young girl who was found drifting in the water as a newborn. She wants to know where she comes from and who she belongs to. Her search leads to unexpected discoveries and a bit of danger. For years, many around her avoided her because they believed she had come from the island that was used to quarantine lepers. Will she finally know the truth?

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Librarybelle
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Set in the 1920s among the Elizabeth Islands off the coast of Massachusetts, this is a quiet book that explores family, resilience, discovery, and perception. Crow washed up on shore as a baby, and when she learns a tiny kernel about her past, she wants to learn more. Did she come from the leper colony on a nearby island? It‘s touching with elements of suspense.

Crazeedi Sounds interesting 4y
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This book is an HF book that won the Scott O‘Dell award. The theme of this book is that fear of personal harm often prevents people from reaching out in love to others. It would be a great book to do for LC. https://www.edhelper.com/books/Beyond_the_Bright_Sea.htm the UDL Principal 6.1 guide appropriate goal-setting and EL 19 establish predictable classroom routines through the use of an outline on the board goes along with the link i provided

KarliCrean Because it had daily activity that the students should do everyday therefore there should be a goal set for the number of pages each student must read per night! #UCFLAE3414SP20 4y
DrSpalding Minor errors. This was a beautiful book! There were suspenseful parts and parts that broke my heart. I think fifth grade would be an appropriate grade level due to the content. Do you agree? 4y
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Mischa Lindo
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Genre: Dystopian fiction
Date Started: September 15, 2019
Date Completed: September 21, 2019
How did you choose this book: I found this book in the library, and it seemed interesting to me.
Summary: A young girl named Crow travels across islands with 2 companions to find her real parents. But after finding someone who calls themselves the bird keeper, they run into much trouble along the way.

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Foragingfantasy
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I‘ve been meaning to read this one for quite a while and it did not disappoint. The story was sweet and a little melancholy and the characters were endearing. It‘s recommended for 5th grade and up, and I think it‘s just charming.

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Econaghan
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Week 4 #BFCr2 check-in

Fitness: 🏃🏼‍♀️ran 8/8 miles
Books: 📚 read 10/7

I was afraid I wouldn‘t meet a higher reading goal, but I am happy to report that I‘ve surpassed it in week 4. I‘ll alter this for the challenge. New goal:13 books!

#teamnewbies #dreamers

crazyspine What's your fav book of the summer so far? 5y
Econaghan @crazyspine Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Daisy Jones and the Six. Hard to pick just one. Us Against You is on deck. Looking forward to the Bear Town sequel. How about you? 5y
crazyspine I liked A nearly normal family. I haven't been listening to as many books as I usually do because I've just been obsessively listening to True Crime podcasts while I work. 5y
BookishBelle Great job!! 🎉 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A fantastic week! 5y
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Kcallihan
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#lae3414sp19 “Beyond the Bright Sea” by Lauren Wolk is a historical fiction novel that received the Scott O‘Dell award in 2018. This book is about a young girl who was abandoned at birth and only is surrounded by the man who rescued her and their neighbor. She sees afire appear across the water one night which leads to her unspoken questions of her own history to surface. This book would help students to understand the true

Kcallihan meaning of family, belonging, and their identity. This link provides a mixed review for students to look over after finishing the book to ensure that they fully comprehended it: https://worksheets.edhelper.com/books/Beyond_the_Bright_Sea_MixedHTMLReview.htm. When teaching this book, I could use dramatic reenactment (DR) because there are many exciting events that occur throughout the book. 5y
Kcallihan The UDL strategy I could use for this book would be 9.2, “facilitate personal coping skills and strategies.” This book talks about hard subjects such as identity and not having a family so it is important that students know how to cope with their emotions when they‘re upset. The ESOL strategy I would use would be #6, “continually monitor students‘ comprehension.” Since during this book there are a lot of d 5y
Kcallihan deep concepts the students must understand I will make sure to do frequent comprehension checks in order to prevent any students from falling behind. 5y
Kcallihan For this book I think it should be IR so the students can make inferences for themselves and then communicate with the class and teacher when the book has been finished. 5y
DrSpalding I really enjoyed this book. There were elements of suspense that I thought students would truly enjoy! 5y
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Eggs
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Sweet symbolic story of the orphan Crow, a man she‘d called Osh, and neighbor Maggie. The Elizabeth Islands, 1925.

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Jaystor
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A cozy, rainy Friday night with Balthy. 😌

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Tanzy13
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Laura317 People are sometimes this way. Diamonds in the rough. Great quote. 6y
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„Emotional, herzzereißend, liebevoll“ heißt es über dieses Buch. Für mich war es nichts davon, sondern einfach nur kindlich und vorhersehbar. Ein Beispiel dafür, dass ich künftig bedenken muss, dass „Jugendbuch“ auch „Kinderbuch“ bedeuten kann. ??‍♀️
Ich mag es nicht, weil es ganz ohne Spannung und überraschende Wendungen kein richtiges Lesevergnügen ist. Ich bin aber sicher, dass es der Zielgruppe – etwa 9- bis 14-Jährige – sehr gefallen wird.

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„Der Friedhof lag unverändert da, ganz wie bei unserem letzten Besuch.
Der Gedanke tat mir weh, dass erst vor einigen Tagen Kinder hier auf der Insel herumgetollt waren. Hier, an diesem Ort, wo einst »Monster« gelebt hatten.“ (Seite 161)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Verstehe ich nicht. Statt Fröhlichkeit wäre der Hauptperson andächtiges Schreiten und Sich-Kasteien lieber❓? Hä❓ Das passt _gar_nicht_ zur Figur. ?

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„Er sah mich an, und der warme Schein der Laterne lag golden auf seinen Augen. »Ich bin damals hergekommen, um ganz für mich zu sein. Aber wenn ich jetzt daran denke, wie es wäre, hier allein zu sein … ohne dich.« Er räusperte sich. »Ich kann den Gedanken nicht zu Ende denken. Er bleibt nie lange genug, um vernünftig zu klingen.“ (Seite 49)

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„Es war ein schöner Tag, die Luft war wie ein leicht zu merkendes Lied.“ (Seite 35)

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Mir fehlt ehrlich gesagt die Vorstellungskraft dafür, wie ein luftiger Ohrwurm sich anfühlen könnte – aber ich mag den Satz. ?

ju.ca.no Schön! 6y
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Erst schalte ich um nach 21 Uhr extra noch mal den PC an, um das eBook per USB-Anschluss auf meinen ebook-Reader zu schubsen – und dann entscheide ich mich kurzfristig doch dafür, mein Hörbuch weiterzuhören. ??‍♀️

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ElisabethRose
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Wow, das Buch habe ich gerade aus der aktuellen Bücher-Beilage meiner Tageszeitung „rausgelesen“ – und meine Onleihe hat es im Bestand‼️? Ich hab‘s gleich vorgemerkt und muss nur noch die Tage bis zum 24. Juni überbrücken. ?

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Kmacthelibrarian
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Suspenseful and lovely. #juvenilefiction #historicalfiction

Chelleo 🤗 Welcome! 6y
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ElizabethAndino
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Beautiful writing, beautiful story.

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ElizabethAndino
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The cover in this one 😍
Continuing my recent middle grade streak.

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cewilf
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Starting the hunt for summer reading early this year! I can‘t wait to dig through this pile. Once again I am going to try and get back to blog posts for book reviews 🙃 thegreyhoundstationblog.wordpress.com

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Aliking1986
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A brilliant story with engaging characters and tight plotting. I love the way the author writes, her sentences are beautiful and the locations and elements are so well drawn that they become characters themselves.

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emtobiasz
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A quiet evening, a comfy couch, a mug of hot chocolate, and a sweet middle grade read set on a harsh, remote island-- hygge or the most #hygge? #kidlit #amreading

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thebluefaerie
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What a beautiful, beautiful book! I love the "mystery within a mystery" plot. I love Osh and Miss Maggie and Crow, of course. I was a fan of Lauren Wolk's Wolf Hollow, and she delivered yet again with Beyond the Bright Sea. She wrote a heartwarming story about self-discovery and the real meaning of family. I'm also very excited that this book is being considered as a 2018 Newbery contender! ❤ #middlegrade #fiction #booklove

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DrSpalding
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Last but not least, now that the fall semester has begun, I am back to reading quality children's literature. Having read Wolf Hollow by Wolk, shortly after it won the Newbery Honor in January, I was intrigued to read another book of hers. This story revolves around an orphaned girl named Crow in search of finding where she came from. So far so good. ❤️📚

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javadiva
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This juvenile fiction book surpassed my expectations. I fell in love with the characters & their relationships with each other. Extremely touching and beautiful and suspense and mystery mixed in. One of my favorite books I've read this year.

[DELETED] 206653737 What a beautiful cover! 7y
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UnabridgedTomes
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Like, I totally get that genre fiction is ever expanding, but this seems an awfully specific category. 😉

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Missusb
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MarriedtoMrT Beautiful cover! 7y
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JennyReadsBooks
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Reading while flying? Now that's what I call multitasking. The plane landed just before the end of book, and I can't wait to finish. #bookbyair #readinginthesky #arc #advancedreadercopy #middlegradefiction #booklove #Penguin

MrBook Nice view! 😊 7y
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JennyReadsBooks
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Delicious breakfast + wonderful book = happiness.

#breakfast #amreading #booklove

MrBook Ohhhh, my goodness 😋😋😋!!!! That looks really good 😁👏🏻! 7y
MrBook A MrBook kind of breakfast. 7y
JennyReadsBooks Can't go wrong with corned beef hash! 7y
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JennyReadsBooks
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So far, Lauren Wolk's new novel--Beyond the Bright Sea--is wonderful. Everything from the narrative style to the lyrical way of thinking to the setting fits together perfectly. Just as good, if not better, than Wolf Hollow.

#bookcorgi #readingbuddy #wolfhollow #LaurenWolk #arc #earlymanuscriptedition #amreading #kidsbooks #middlegrade

MrBook 😻😻😻 7y
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