Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I loved The Storm Keeper’s Island (Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2018) by Catherine Doyle!
Although Fionn Boyle comes from a long line of seafarers, he fears the ocean will gulp him down. When he and his sister, Tara, go to Arranmore Island to visit their grandfather for the summer, it’s like the island itself welcomes him. Fionn hates Malachy Boyle’s house on sight and just wants to be back in their Dublin apartment with his mother. But surprisingly he likes his grandfather. Then he finds out about the magic of the Island. It will be choosing a new Storm Keeper to replace his aging grandfather. Could it be Fionn?
This is the author’s debut novel. Wow! There’s a sequel coming in July–The Lost Tide Warriors. Woo hoo!
Catherine’s own grandparents grew up on Arranmoore Island. Read more about the author here. And interestingly enough, just this week I came across this article about the Island.
This book sounds really fun! Thanks so much for the recommendation!
The setting pulled me right into this one. I’ve added it to my list of books to read this summer.
The island sounds like a character. This book intrigues me!
I always think an island is a great contained setting for a book. I love the cover on this one. I will look for it. Thanks for the review.