3 In Where the Crawdads Sing, Kya learns to live and survive on her own in the marsh. She digs mussels and sells them for food and gas for her boat. A local boy who has known her family since she was young starts coming to visit and teaches her to read. Tate ends up breaking her heart, but she opens it up again for another local boy, Chase Andrews. When Chase ends up dead, the town suspects “The Marsh Girl,” but can they prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt?