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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Ghost Book
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'Twelve years ago, the boy and the girl lived. But one was supposed to die ...

'July Chen sees ghosts. But her dad insists ghosts aren't real. So she pretends they don't exist. Which is incredibly difficult now as it's Hungry Ghost month, when the Gates of the Underworld open and dangerous ghosts run amok in the living world. When July saves a boy ghost from being devoured by a Hungry Ghost, he becomes her first ever friend. Except William is not a ghost. He's a wandering soul wavering between life and death. As the new friends embark on an adventure to return William to his body, they unearth a ghastly truth – for William to live, July must die.

'Inspired by Chinese mythology, this resoundingly hopeful tale about friendship, sacrifice and the unseen world of ghosts is a dazzling heir to beloved Studio Ghibli' classics.'(Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2023 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Description: illus.
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      •  Published 1 August 2023

      ISBN: 9781761065477

Works about this Work

[Review] Ghost Book Michelle Lee , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 99 no. 5 2023; (p. 76)

— Review of Ghost Book Remy Lai , 2023 single work graphic novel
[Review] Ghost Book Michelle Lee , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 99 no. 5 2023; (p. 76)

— Review of Ghost Book Remy Lai , 2023 single work graphic novel
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