Book about an island a student moved (9)

I believe the answer is:
emotional
'moved' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'book about an island a student' is the wordplay.
'book about' becomes 'emot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'an island' becomes 'iona' (Scottish island).
'a student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'emot'+'iona'+'l'='EMOTIONAL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emotional that I've seen before include "Showing strong feelings" , "Poignant" , "Exhibiting strong feelings" , "Showing feelings like love or fear" , "showing passion" .)
