GONE FROM THESE WOODS by Donny Bailey Seagraves

• Publication Season/Year: Fall 2009
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Release Date: August 25, 2009
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-385-73629-9
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

Eleven-year-old Daniel Sartain didn’t want to go hunting with Uncle Clay that cold November morning. But he went. Now he feels like a monstrous villain in one of his comic books as he tries to cope with the guilt after accidentally killing his beloved uncle. Mom tries to hold the family together with her comfort and love. Mrs. Hardy, Daniel’s guidance counselor at school, offers a sanctuary in her office as she tries to help Daniel survive after losing his role model and best friend in the world. At the same time, Daniel’s alcoholic father, Clay’s older brother, makes a tragic situation worse. The memory of that cold morning in the North Georgia woods – and most of all the hurt – will stay with Daniel forever. But somehow, he must find a way to go on . . . for Uncle Clay . . . and most of all, for himself.

About the Author

Donny Bailey Seagraves is a native of Athens, Georgia and lives in the nearby small town of Winterville with her husband, Phillip. They are the parents of grown twins, Greg and Jenny. Donny studied journalism at the University of Georgia, was a newspaper columnist for seven years, and has published fiction and nonfiction for children and adults in many regional and national publications, including Athens Magazine and the Chicago Tribune. She owned and operated an online used book business, Junebug Books, for ten years. When not reading, writing, or collecting books, Donny enjoys walking in the rural areas around her home, including her own front-yard woods. GONE FROM THESE WOODS is her debut novel.  Read more about how to book or contact Donny Bailey Seagraves.