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Author:

Compestine, Ying Chang.

Title:

A banquet for hungry ghosts : a collection of deliciously frightening tales / Ying Chang Compestine ; illustrated by Coleman Polhemus.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Co.,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xi, 180 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Ghost stories, American.
Ghosts--Fiction.
Cookery, Chinese--Fiction.
Family life--China--Fiction.
China--Fiction.
Short stories.
Young adult fiction.

Other Authors:

Polhemus, Coleman, ill.

Contents:

Appetizers. Steamed dumplings ; Tea eggs -- Main courses. Beef stew ; Warm tofu with chili-garlic sauce ; Long-life noodles ; Egg stir-fried rice -- Dessert. Jasmine almond cookies ; Eight-treasure rice pudding.

Summary:

Presents and eight-course banquet of ghost stories centering around Chinese cooking and culture. Each story is followed by a recipe and historical notes.

ISBN:

0805082085
9780805082081

OCLC:

(OCoLC)283802593

LCCN:

2008050273

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)