The YA supernatural mystery, Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina, explores Australian history, indigenous legends and cultural understanding through the characters of three young Aboriginal women.Catching Teller Crow follows Beth Teller, a recently deceased Aboriginal girl who has remained as a ghost, trying to stop the grief consuming her father by urging him to continue his work as a detective. Only seen by her father, Beth convinces him to investigate a recent fire and subsequent murders in a small, rural town in the Australian outback.Early in the investigation into a fire and murder at a children’s home, Beth meets Isobel Catching, a young Aboriginal woman found wandering in the wilderness after the fire. But Catching can also see Beth and soon the mysterious connection between Catching and the children’s home take a dark twist as Catching recounts her strange tale of survival and escape from another dimension inhabited by beings from Australian legend. To endure and survive the strange events, Catching relies on Crow, a shape-shifting young Aboriginal woman. Through hearing Catching’s tale and solving the mystery at the heart of the town, Beth finds the closure she needs to move onto the spirit world and Beth’s father gains the strength he needs to continue living in a world without his daughter.Catching Teller Crow is a magnificent novel combining history, sorrow, hope and culture to craft a unique mystery and ghost story for modern Australia. Highly recommended!
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