The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills

Shelly and her Grandma’s family have the special talent of seeing ghosts and helping them move past haunting others and towards peace. But her mom has always been concerned about Shelly getting too comfortable around the dead and is against her daughter helping Grandma out with her ghost-related jobs. As the story progresses, Shelly realizes no one knows what happens after ghosts unanchor themselves and leave the living world and she struggles with newfound emotions after a life-changing event occurs.

Allison Mills grew up in Vancouver where she enjoyed spending time reading all kinds of books because her mother was a teacher and a librarian. Her fascination with ghosts came from her time spent scaring herself by reading spooky stories. She is both Ililiw and Cree, as well as a settler Canadian, which allows her to know what it’s like to be in between two spaces you don’t entirely seem to fit into. Allison wishes to create stories just like the ones she loved to read but with more diverse characters she can connect to.

Have you ever felt invisible even in a room full of people? Have you ever felt disconnected to people you should feel connected to?