Where the Lost Ones Go -- Akemi Dawn Bowman, Hardcover

Where the Lost Ones Go is a middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, in which a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave.

Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she's the only one. She's less than excited to move to her new house, which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung.

When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over. With the help of Hazel, the granddaughter of Honeyfield's owner (and Eliot's new crush), she attempts to uncover the mystery behind Honeyfield Hall and the ghosts residing within.

And as Eliot fits the pieces together, she may just be able to help the spirits remember their pasts, and hold on to her grandmother's memory.

Author: Akemi Dawn Bowman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 10/11/2022
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.46h x 5.73w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780374313777
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2022
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2022
Booklist 10/01/2022 pg. 63
School Library Journal 10/01/2022 pg. 78