An unmissable companion to Healer of the Water Monster, which won
the American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award, this
novel by Navajo author Brian Young tells the story of two contemporary
young Navajo heroes--and one water monster--who must learn to work
together to save their present world from the lasting hurts of their
people's past.
Edward feels ready to move in with his dad's girlfriend and her son,
Nathan. He might miss having his dad all to himself, but even if things
in their new home are a little awkward, living with Nathan isn't so bad.
And Nathan is glad to have found a new guardian for Dew, the young water
monster who has been Nathan's responsibility for two years. Now that
Nathan is starting to lose his childhood connection to the Holy Beings,
Edward will be the one to take over as Dew's next guardian.
But Edward has a lot to learn about taking care of a water monster. And
fast. Because Dew's big sister, the powerful Yitoo Bii'aanii, is coming
up to Fourth World to instruct Dew after recovering in the Third World
for one hundred and sixty years. She suspects a monstrous and enormous
Enemy from the Hero Twins stories has returned and is stealing water
from all of the Navajo Nation.
In their search for the Modern Enemy, Nathan, Edward, Dew, and Yitoo
must confront their past and their inner selves if they are to save the
Fourth World from a devastating disaster.
A riveting, emotionally affecting adventure!
