{"product_id":"strangely-bumptious-and-the-ghosts-of-crypts-academy-9781953743572","title":"Strangely Bumptious and the Ghosts of Crypts Academy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhosts! Spies! Nausea!!! Award winning author Mark Russell brings us a rollicking ghost story with an endearing protagonist, where the sick kids win the day.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrangely Bumptious has a problem. There's a ghost in his closet named Frank. And Frank wants to recruit Strangely to be a Spook for the Ghost Intelligence Agency (G.I.A.) because he has a rare gift. He can turn into a ghost! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlways off balance and nauseous with Meniere's Disease, Strangely relishes the moments he's out of his sick body, as a ghost with no 'tippy' symptoms. But to be a certified Spook Agent, Strangely has to complete his first mission. He must stop the evil ghost Dr. Dubsdread from haunting his new school, Crypts Academy. To do this, Strangely must find the lost bones of a 200-year-old ghost named Lizzie, and return them to the crypt. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTogether with his new friend Waver Standing, Strangely races against the clock (slowly, of course, so as not to get the tippies) to find Lizzie's bones before Dr. Dubsdread attacks the Halloween Dance and closes Crypts Academy forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot to mention the whole fabric of reality unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo pressure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sean Bixby,Mark Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicken Scratch Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.93h x 5.14w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953743572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Russell has been writing since the age of thirteen. He is president of the Refugia Foundation. He lives with his wife and five children near Springfield, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sean Bixby \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47834212728989,"sku":"9781953743572","price":25.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_257d56ed-bbbd-406b-a56e-a5e5b3f125d0.jpg?v=1776146513","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/strangely-bumptious-and-the-ghosts-of-crypts-academy-9781953743572","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}