‘The Seaside Library’ The author of the book is Brenda Novak. It is a novel. The main characters of the story are Ivy, Ariana, and Cam, who are teenagers on Mariners Island. Ivy’s family owns the beautiful old library that binds Ivy to the island. The book analyzes their pasts, futures, and the ties that bind them. It falls under genres like Romance, Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Novel and Contemporary.