Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman

 

When Eliot Katayama’s parents decide to move shortly after her grandmother’s death, Eliot just knows that they’re trying to get her to forget Babung. Just like Babung began to forget her. But Eliot is determined: she will prove that ghosts are real, because if they are, she could have a chance of seeing her grandmother again.

Eliot’s ghost hunt leads her to Honeyfield Hall, a spooky old house on the hill inhabited by an old woman and her granddaughter. And even better—Honeyfield Hall is full of ghosts. But these ghosts aren’t what Eliot expected—they’re losing their memories, and soon there will be no chance for them to be able to cross into the world beyond. With the help of Eliot’s new crush, who happens to be the granddaughter of the owner of Honeyfield Hall, Eliot must find a way to get the ghosts’ memories back, or risk losing sight of her grandmother forever.

This elegant, heartfelt book is my favorite kind of ghost story: instead of blood-soaked spirits determined to haunt their enemies, Where the Lost Ones Go presents ghosts as what they are (if they exist…): real people, trying to find their way. With queer and Japanese American rep, Where the Lost Ones Go is perfect for readers who enjoyed Ophie’s Ghosts or Eden’s Everdark.

Also. The cover.