The Storm Keeper’s Island

New York: Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2018. P5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by Catherine Doyle on a publisher's label adhered on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has less than an inch tear with wrinkling on the back top left side, some wrinkling, chipping and tiny tear on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling and few tiny tear on the spine edges, previous owner's name written on the top page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. "It is very hard to believe in magic until it grips you by the shoulders and shakes you awake..." 8.5"x5.75", 308 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. FIONN BOYLE COMES FROM A long line of brave seafarers, people with the ocean behind their eyes. But he can't help but fear the open sea. For years, Fionn's mother has told him stories of Arranmore Island, a strange place that seems to haunt her. Fionn has always wondered about this mysterious island, and from the day he arrives he starts noticing things that can't be explained. He can sense the island all around him, and it feels like the island is watching him, too. Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for his grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. But as Fionn and the other descendants of Arranmore's most powerful families fight to become the island's next champion, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling a long-ago war and changing Fionn's life and the island's future forever. Catherine Doyle's stunning middle-grade debut is an evocative tale of ancient enchantment, family bonds, and the bravery within us all.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.