GHOST BOOK

A lovely graphic novel about friendship, loss and sacrifice by Australian-based creator Remy Lai. July Chen was born with the ability to see and converse with ghosts. During Hungry Ghost month - when the gates of the underworld open and ghosts roam our world freely - she saves the ghost of a boy her age, William, from ravenous Hungry Ghosts. But it soon becomes apparent that William isn’t actually dead, and the two go on a journey to find his body and protect themselves from the threat of the Hungry Ghosts. But the answers to their questions leave July with a terrible choice to make. Lai’s book is steeped in Chinese culture, and offers young readers a real dilemma to consider themselves: would they sacrifice everything to save another?