Where the crawdads sing [large print] / Delia Owens.
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark. But Kya is not what they say. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. But while she could have lived in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens. In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a heartbreaking coming of age story and a surprising murder investigation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984827616
- ISBN: 1984827618
- ISBN: 9781635463903
- ISBN: 1635463904
- Physical Description: 484 pages (large print) : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print edition
- Publisher: [New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 880L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.9 16 501715.
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- Subject:
- Young women > Fiction.
Women hermits > Fiction.
Solitude > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Abandoned children > Fiction.
North Carolina > Fiction.
American fiction > 21st century. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Coming-of-age fiction
Available copies
- 117 of 138 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 6 current holds with 138 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | LP FIC OWE (Text) | 30229101247400 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/10/2026 |
