X Files YA #09 Hungry Ghosts
(Part of the The X-Files: Young Adult (#9) Series and Aux frontières du réel (#19) Series)
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Book Overview
It is Yu Lan in San Francisco's Chinatown, the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts -- a time of year when offerings are made to appease the ghosts roaming the earth. Only this time several murders have occurred, and the last victim left behind one message: the Chinese character meaning ghost. Locals fear that perhaps the Hungry Ghosts have not been appeased, and are seeking revenge. But when Special Agents Mulder and Scully are asked to investigate, they stumble upon a deadly lottery run by a secret society of Chinese immigrants. The winner receives a large sum of money -- but the cost of losing could mean death.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0064471780
ISBN13:9780064471787
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:HarperEntertainment
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 4.2" x 6.8"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I just read the book The X Files THe Hungry Ghosts by Ellen Steiber. It was a great book. It's about a man named Johnny Lo. he was murderd in a crematorium by ghosts. Agent Mulder and Scully investigated the crime. It only gets more interteristing.They meet a man named Glen Hisen. They find out that he was involved in a game. If you get a good draw you win lots of money. If you get a bad draw you will die. This book was very exciting and it is a hard book to turn down. Read this book and find out what happens next.
Just cant put it down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is about a chinese holiday which ghost come to look for food.A man named Xin gets into a gaming game which can cause him his life.He did lose one eye.If you want to know the whole story then read the book is very good.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
The author has clearly done his work or he himself has known about this Chinese festivals long ago. I'm a Chinese and found that there are some parts of the story about the Hungry Ghosts Festival quite true but some far from reality. the Hungry Ghosts Festival is not about the dead coming back to take revenge. Instead the dead just rises and comes back to recieve their loved ones. Actually it's just a festival celebrated and prepared by us, the Chinese. Not really as scary as in the book.
Non stop thrill of action
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book has a good climax the book suspence you. It has alot of action and some sad parts.About when Hsin has a daugther that has cancer and he does not want her to die not like her mother.I do recomend this book to others that like mystories because it has a litle mystory you must find out in this book.
Hungry Ghosts
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
In San Francisco's Chinatown it is Yu Lan Hui, the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts which is a time when people give stuff like food and hell money to please the ghosts roaming the earth.But this time several of murders have happened,and the last victim left behind a clue which was one message:the chinese character:Ghost. The people of Chinatown are afraid that thier offerings weren't enough and it didn't please the ghosts. They also think that they are seeking revendge on Earth.But when Special Agents Mulder and Scully investigate they find a life risking lottery run by a secret society of chinese immigrants. And the one who wins, wins a large number of money. But if you lose it could mean losing your life.
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