Cherie Dimaline's Funeral Songs for Dying Girls is a YA horror novel set in a cemetery where Winifred lives with her father, the caretaker. Through ghost stories, friendship, and family secrets, Dimaline creates a coming-of-age tale about grief, belonging, and the thin line between the living and dead. The novel becomes both genuinely creepy and deeply emotional, proving that the best horror is about loss and that growing up means accepting that some things can't be fixed.

WHY WE PICKED IT: Because Dimaline understands that cemeteries are about the living as much as the dead, and that teenage girls know more about ghosts than adults admit. This novel reminds us that YA horror can be sophisticated, that grief is its own haunting, and that some friendships transcend death.

DETAILS: • Author: Cherie Dimaline • Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: May 14, 2024 • ISBN: 9780735265653 • Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days