{"product_id":"dear-department-of-ghosts-jeff-strait-9798994178614","title":"Dear Department of Ghosts: A Case File of Labels, Letters \u0026 Loose Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen eleven-year-old Toby writes to the Department of Ghosts to report strange happenings in his room, he expects help. Instead, the Department writes back-with intake forms, a case number for Archive 13B, and a hapless clerk named Clarence G. Bonesworth whose advice is hilariously absurd...and not very useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToby sends details about the cold spot under his bed, wet footprints on his carpet, and a goldfish named Fettuccine who keeps dying and coming back...wrong. But when Toby notices someone-or something-is changing his file, he begins to wonder what's really happening inside the Department...and who else is involved. Other cases are at risk, too, including a girl receiving letters in her dead grandmother's handwriting. Their files share one chilling detail: the timestamp \u003cstrong\u003e3:17 a.m.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented as a full-color, case-file-style mystery-packed with forms, letters, and \"evidence\"-\u003cem\u003eDear Department of Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e blends dark humor with a slow-burn haunting for readers ages \u003cstrong\u003e9-13\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Strait\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994178614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Minds Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Jeff Strait","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48242152276223,"sku":"9798994178614","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8438545-81e6-4752-9f6d-425416cfbf5b.jpg?v=1772657817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dear-department-of-ghosts-jeff-strait-9798994178614","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}