The Owl Keeper, by Christine Brodien-Jones

Maxwell Unger has heard stories from his Gran about his world before the Destruction. A world where freedom, happiness, and books abound. That was when there were still Silver Owls in the world. Now that his Gran has passed away, it’s the stories that he remembers, especially his favorite, the one about the Owl Keeper. And Gran had told him the time of the Owl Keeper was coming, and that the Owl Keeper would be the person to save everyone from the evil lurking in the forest- to make everything right again.
This was a lower level read. Still good, but it was a book I could put down to eat dinner or watch a show, not 100% riveting, but still something I would recommend for a good read.