Where the Crawdads Sing
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A novel about a young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open.
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... more
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... more
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Rankings by Category
Where the Crawdads Sing is ranked in the following categories:
- #2 in 2018
- #49 in 20th Century
- #24 in Abuse
- #8 in Adult
- #1 in Adult Mystery
- #7 in Adult Romance
- #20 in Adulting
- #10 in Adventure Fiction
- #4 in Alcoholism
- #18 in American
- #19 in American Literature
- #20 in Americana
- #2 in Animal Behavior
- #3 in Audible
- #4 in Audio
- #1 in Beach
- #17 in Beautiful
- #3 in Bestseller
- #2 in Book Club
- #1 in Children's Boat
- #4 in Choices
- #6 in Coming Of Age
- #27 in Contemporary
- #13 in Ecology
- #3 in Empathy
- #22 in Environment
- #10 in Environmentalism
- #1 in Famous
- #24 in Fiction
- #8 in Gift
- #7 in Good Read
- #9 in Goodreads
- #2 in Heartbreak
- #12 in Historical Fiction
- #3 in Holiday Reading
- #17 in Justice
- #38 in Library
- #8 in Linkedin
- #22 in Literary
- #40 in Literature
- #1 in Loneliness
- #31 in Modern
- #25 in Modern Fiction
- #3 in Murder
- #7 in Murder Mystery
- #11 in Mystery
- #2 in Nature
- #4 in New York Times Bestseller
- #3 in Options
- #6 in Plot Twist
- #23 in Popular
- #19 in Poverty
- #4 in Quarantine
- #19 in Recommended
- #20 in Relationships
- #10 in Resilience
- #17 in Romance
- #5 in Scribd
- #2 in South
- #12 in Strong Women
- #17 in Summer
- #26 in Summer Reading
- #15 in Survival
- #3 in Suspenseful
- #14 in Thriller Mystery
- #57 in To-Read
- #16 in Top Ten
- #1 in Twist
- #2 in Vacation
- #4 in Water
- #4 in Whodunnit
- #35 in Women
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