Where the Crawdads Sing (tt9411972) barkley Cove, a small town in North Carolina, is buzzing with wild rumors about the "Marsh Girl." Kya, who was abandoned by her family at the age of ten, learns to survive in the marshland and prove that she's not the feral girl everyone believes her to be. Her life takes an everlasting turn when she meets Tate, who teaches her to read and write and introduces her to the world of poetry. However, Tate eventually leaves her, and after years have passed, Kya becomes the prime suspect in his mysterious death.