A review by shirleytupperfreeman
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

Crow has lived all of her twelve years on a tiny island in Massachusetts with Osh - the man who found infant Crow floating in a basket. With the help of Miss Maggie on the neighboring island, Crow has had a wonderful childhood. The only thing she can't quite explain is why folks on the bigger island generally avoid her. Curious Crow spots a fire on an even more remote, uninhabited, island one evening and she begins to question her origins. Her story will capture kids looking for adventure and mystery while teaching a bit about leprosy and what it means to be family. The ending is quite satisfactory - Crow gets many of her questions answered but also has to learn to live with the idea that not all situations have neat resolutions. Wonderful story with great pacing - loved it. I read the ARC - due to be published in May 2017.