The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills
Ghosts aren’t meant to stick around forever… Shelly and her grandmother catch ghosts. In their hair. Just like all the women in their family, they can see souls who haven’t transitioned yet; it’s their job to help the ghosts along their journey. When Shelly’s mom dies suddenly, Shelly’s relationship to ghosts—and death—changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, Shelly starts hoarding them. But no matter how many ghost cats, dogs, or people she hides in her room, Shelly can’t ignore the one ghost that’s missing. Why hasn’t her mom’s ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by stories about the author’s great-grandmother’s life, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief and loss, and introduces an exciting new voice in tween fiction that will appeal to fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home and Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls.
Allison Mills (Ililiw/Cree and settler) is a writer, archivist, and librarian who loves all things ghost-related. The Ghost Collector is her first novel. She lives in Vancouver. Follow Allison on Twitter at @sometimesal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781773212951 |
| ISBN 10 | 1773212958 |
| Title | The Ghost Collector |
| Author | Allison Mills |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Annick Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-10-24 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Prizes | Winner of South Asia Book Award 2021 (United States), Winner of Sunburst Award 2020 (Canada), Short-listed for Next Generation Indie Book Award 2021 (United States), Short-listed for Red Cedar Book Award 2020 (Canada), Short-listed for Rocky Mountain Book Award 2020 (Canada), Short-listed for Willow Award 2021 (Canada), Short-listed for Chocolate Lily Book Award 2022 (Canada), Short-listed for Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award 2020 (Canada), Nominated for Silver Birch Award 2020 (Canada), Nominated for Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award 2020 (Canada) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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