'The Things She's Seen'

The Things She's Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Teenager Beth Teller is dead, killed in a car accident. She has remained because her father, a police officer and the only person who can see her, is so bereft. Beth follows him on his first case back on the job, a fire at a children's home, and she's excited. Maybe she and her dad will have a crime to solve! As they investigate, the case gets more complicated, surreal, and downright supernatural.

Grief, storytelling, and the strength to fight oppression are the animating themes of this lovely YA novel. The authors are both Aboriginal Australians who weave the history of their people into the narrative. Although a quick read, this story is one that will make you think and stick with you.