The Journals Of Jiboon: Princess Emerus and the Battle of the Mandan village.

by A T Leary

The Journals of Jiboon is the first installment in a series, which chronicle the remarkable 150-year life and adventures of a half-blood adolescencent. (Jiboon) Toussaint Charbonneau whose mother was Sacagawea a famous Native American. Jiboon suffers the brutality of a cruel master in a coastal Maine orphanage before escaping due to avenging his mentor's death and subsequently a murder charge. Journals of Jiboon is a coming of age story that takes the reader on his journey of self- discovery while exposing the harsh realities of life in the 1800's and underscoring his desire to better himself. It is when Jiboon fully embraces his own heritage aided by a potion from a shaman woman is he empowered to defeat injustices he faces, with it he discovers the magic and power of his Native American lineage and a secret to longevity. His long life enables him to provide the young reader with firsthand accounts of significant periods in American history. His fantastical adventures are transcribed by a boy he befriends near the end of his life, and subsequent tales are flashbacks of our entertaining American story. From the beginning in the Pound, (orphanage) his escape, and rescuing his first love, a Native American princess. The first journal records his returning with her and being forced to participating in the rites of manhood in the Mandan village, surviving the O-Kee-pa, the final tortuous test, known as the shredding of the flesh! An evil spirit has possessed a tribal leader, creating a power struggle, leaving Jiboon right in the middle. Combating Great whites, cavorting with Killer whales, grizzly bears and discovering his destiny. It is only the beginning... Discovering the Mandan's are descended from Vikings further complicates his situation. The climax cultivates with the master of the Pound tracking him and his friend PD to the village, taking the princess captive and Jiboon facing his biggest fear yet again. Man versus boy, love versus evil and the path to revenge and redemption ripe for taking.

194 pages, Paperback

Published August 7, 2019