The Girl Who Loved Skulls: Buried Secrets by Lisa Hutchinson Paperback

Five years have passed since the death of her childhood friend Ben and the procurement of her most prized possession, his skull. Having lost faith in humanity and facing unrelenting bullies, Fern terns to her favourite past time of hunting for bones to keep her grounded. However buried secrets become uncovered and now the teenager finds herself with more questions while the body count grows.