The Storm Keeper’s Island
320 pages
|Published: 12 Jul 2018
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ISBN: 9781681199597
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Publication date: 22 January 2019
Description
Catherine Doyle's stunning middle-grade debut, an evocative tale of ancient magic, bravery, and family bonds.When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet.Once in a generation, the island chooses a new Storm Keeper – someone to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise.Fionn's ancestral home has been waiting for him. But, deep underground, someone else has been waiting, too. As the battle rages over who will become the island's next champion, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.