July Chen has always been able to see ghosts, but her father insists that they are not real, forcing her to pretend the ghost don't exist. Now, though, it is the Hungry Ghost Month, when the Underworld Gates open and dangerous ghosts prowl the world of the living and also terrorize the regular ghosts. When July saves the ghost boy William from being devoured, he becomes her first friend and also the catalyst for a great adventure--finding a way to return William to his body. However, to do that, it might mean July has to die herself.