{"product_id":"funeral-songs-for-dying-girls-paperback","title":"Funeral Songs for Dying Girls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCherie Dimaline\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this young adult novel exploring grief and belonging by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series, now available in paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinifred has lived in the apartment above the cemetery office with her father, who works in the crematorium, all her life, close to her mother's grave. With her sixteenth birthday only days away, Winifred has settled into a lazy summer schedule, lugging her obese Chihuahua around the grounds in a squeaky red wagon to visit the neglected gravesides and nursing a serious crush on her best friend, Jack. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer habit of wandering the graveyard at all hours has started a rumor that Winterson Cemetery might be haunted. It's welcome news since the crematorium is on the verge of closure and her father's job is being outsourced. Now that the ghost tours have started, Winifred just might be able to save her father's job and the only home she's ever known, not to mention being able to stay close to where her mother is buried. All she has to do is get help from her con-artist cousin to keep up the ruse and somehow manage to stop her father from believing his wife has returned from the grave. But when Phil, an actual ghost of a teen girl who lived and died in the ravine next to the cemetery, starts showing up, Winifred begins to question everything she believes about life, love and death. Especially love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHERIE DIMALINE \u003c\/b\u003eis an author from the Georgian Bay Métis Community. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Marrow Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e won the prestigious Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, the Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Young Adult Literature, and the Governor General's Literary Award, among others. \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003enamed it one of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time. Its sequel, \u003ci\u003eHunting by Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2021 to great acclaim, and was selected as Book of the Year by NPR, Indigo, and Kobo, and was a \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Buzz Pick, as well as a \u003ci\u003eCityline\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club Pick for December 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.24 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e American Indian Youth Literature Award (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701608583264,"sku":"9780735265653","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/funeral-songs-for-dying-girls-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}