Degotoga - Softcover

Willard, Hugh J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990846806 ISBN 13: 9780990846802

Publisher: Willow Way Creations, 2015

Synopsis

Degotoga is a fantasy novel about Degu, an oversized misfit with borderline selective mutism. He is acutely self-conscious about his alopecia, and suffers from obnoxious, self-absorbed parents and a broken family heritage. Degu had just turned 18 when El-li-si, his Cherokee grandmother, was brought to live with his family due to her increasingly bizarre behaviors. She recently had taken to flopping around on the ground in a ritualistic dance and then urinating on herself. El-li-si hadn't spoken in 13 years when she turned to Degu with an urgent plea that his brother was in trouble. “Degotoga, you got to listen to me good,” she said raising her stare and holding motionless. “You got to come with me. Your brother is in trouble and we got to help him. We got to find him afore more bad stuff happens.” “El-li-si, what are you talking about? I, I, I don’t have a brother. I’m an only child.” Degu would soon embark on his first vision quest, entering a parallel world, one in perilous imbalance, to search for his long lost brother, Wohali. Along the way, he will accompany his new friend, Ebony, as she seeks to bring peace to the restless Cherokee souls that died along the infamous Trail of Tears. He will also come face to face with the Raven Mocker, the omnipresent malevolent life force that is seeking to maintain dominion over him. Degotoga takes Young Adult readers through a maze of shifting realities to a poignant and triumphant conclusion.

About this title

About the Author:

Hugh J Willard is a writer and psychotherapist in Holly Springs, NC. He has authored several children's books including Alphatorts, a whimsical book that supports young students' written language skill development; and the critically acclaimed Goodwill Vultures Club Series for Middle Grade readers. Degotoga is his first offering for YA enthusiasts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Willow Way Creations
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0990846806
• ISBN 13: 9780990846802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176