“Well, we better hide way out there where the crawdads sing. I pity any foster parents who take you on.” Tate’s whole face smiled. “What d’ya mean, where the crawdads sing? Ma used to say that.” Kya remembered Ma always encouraging her to explore the marsh: “Go as far as you can—way out yonder where the crawdads sing.” “Just means far in the bush where critters are wild, still behaving like critters. Now, you got any ideas where we can meet?”
where the crawdads sing? It's where even the marsh can be called close, making the title meaning even more powerful. Even the marsh is not peaceful for Kya, she must isolate even farther from humanity. All because she wants to have human connection.
