We Are the Ghosts by Vicky Skinner

We Are the Ghosts by Vicky Skinner

After her estranged brother suddenly dies, a girl embarks on a road trip to rediscover who her brother really was in Vicky Skinner's contemporary YA novel, We Are the Ghosts.

When Ellie's estranged brother, Luke, dies in a car accident, she's not sure whether to be devastated that she lost the person who was once her best friend or enraged, still, that he left without a word a year ago. Now, the only people who seem to understand what she's going through are Luke's best friend and his ex-girlfriend, who she bonds with over their desire to figure out where Luke went when he walked out of their lives.

As she gets closer to them, and closer to Cade, a boy who seems determined to get to know her better, she realizes that she's not the only one with reasons to be angry at Luke. And when Ellie makes a discovery that changes everything, she and her new friends hit the road, hoping that following Luke's trail will bring them answers about the life Luke was living away from them.

Vicky Skinner grew up in the state of Texas. She despises country music and horseback riding, but she adores her motorcycle-riding husband and her two lovely Labrador retrievers. Everyone advised her against pursuing a degree in literature, but she persisted. She works as a full-time homemaker and part-time nanny, and when she's not at home in her office/library, she's usually with her church group or eating pizza at the nearest pizza joint. Her debut novel is titled How to Drown.