Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens When Kya Clark was a little girl her mother walked out on her family and never came back. leaving Kya and her siblings with their abusive father. One by one the siblings, much older than Kya, leave as well. Her brother Jodie, seven years older than Kay, tries to stay to protect her, but even he ends up leaving. Her father stops coming home and eventually disappears as well, leaving Kya all alone in the marshes of North Carolina, a stone's throw from the ocean. Kya spends her time foraging for food and collecting bird feathers. She finds a way to make money through the local African American gas, food, and small items vendor named Jumpin. Jumpin and his wife decide to look out for Kya and help her with clothes and food. Kya becomes legendary in the small town as the Marsh Girl, elusive living removed from society on her own. Kids periodically come around and she hides from them, observing them and longing to have connections like they do. The...