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THE SIXTH STORM
By Kim Cooper Findling and her teenage daughter Libby Findling
he story, set in fictional Starfish Cove on the Oregon coast, uncovers
Tfamily secrets and showcases brave girls and spectacularly bad weather.
The story is riddled with Oregon-centric themes and familiar landscapes.
It is the mother-daughter author duo’s first collaboration. “One night as I
was putting Libby to bed, something incredible she said about the tumul-
tuous weather set the whole book in motion,” says Kim. “Libby was my
catalyst, muse, and editor, and writing a book with her was a total blast.”
Every January, Skye Clancy’s mother slips into despair on the anniversary of the devastating
storm that claimed her sister. Days before Skye’s 14th birthday, vicious storms are unleashed
on Starfish Cove. As clues appear, Skye realizes the weather is tormenting her family above
others and has been for decades, but no one speaks of it, or any of the strange deaths that have
haunted the family. With a family legacy of death and destruction by terrible weather and in the
face of nature’s fury, Skye embarks on a journey into the wild woods of Oregon—and into the
past—to solve the mystery and reverse the curse.
www.KimCooperFindling.com
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