The ghost collector

Resource Information

The work The ghost collector represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The ghost collector

Statement of responsibility

Allison Mills

Creator

• Mills, Allison

Subject

• Cree -- Fiction
• Cree women -- Fiction
• Ghost stories
• Ghosts -- Fiction
• Grandparent and child -- Fiction
• Grief -- Fiction
• Mothers -- Death -- Fiction
• Canadian fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Ghost stories
• Canadian fiction

Language

eng

Summary

"Ghosts aren't meant to stick around forever . . . Ghosts are everywhere in Shelly's life. Recently passed people, pets, and a boy who lives in the local graveyard and lends her Smiths tapes are all part of spirit world she and her grandmother are privy to. In the tradition of their Cree ancestors, Shelly and her grandmother help these lost souls transition to the next world by catching them in their hair. But when Shelly's mom dies, her relationship to ghosts--and death--changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, she starts bringing them home and hiding them in her room. But no matter how many ghosts she collects, Shelly can't ignore the one that's missing. Why hasn't her mom's ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by the author's great-grandmother's stories, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief, loss, and the many ways people can linger after death."--

Member of

• Indigenous collection

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

CaOAUW

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Indigenous collection

Target audience

pre adolescent