Agent: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Literary. Engrossing snippets of Chicago history ground the novel, with references to real-life locations, including Hull House and the sunken SS Eastland, “right at the intersection of LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive.” A spine-tingling blend of hauntings and history.

His dripping clothes and bloodless face”) conjure a chilling atmosphere. Currie’s vivid descriptions of the spirit (“His dark eyes. She loves coffee, Halloween, Disney World and things that go bump in the night She is the author of Scritch Scratch, What Lives in the Woods, The Girl in White, and The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street. Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie - 9781728232423 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Claire must soon acknowledge that not everything can be explained by science she discovers a scrap of paper reading “396” after boy disappears, and more paranormal occurrences follow. Lindsay lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and three kids. Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie, 9781728232423, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. But when Claire assists her father on a tour one night, she is startled to discover an unexpected passenger: a pale, dark-eyed little boy, “six, seven tops,” who just may be a ghost.

Equally aggravating is watching her best friend and fellow science lover, Casley, slowly replace her with new girl Emily Craig, who likes makeup and clothes. In the context of the story, it was serious and very real and Claire finds she needs her brother and her friends (both old and new) to help figure out who is haunting her and why.

What I loved is that it wasn’t a fake haunting. Chicago seventh grader Claire Koster, 12, appreciates the predictability and comfort of science-which is why her father, an author obsessed enough with creepy Chicago history to quit his job teaching history and start a ghost tour bus company, is driving her up the wall. Lindsay lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband and three kids. Scritch Scratch is a very good middle grade horror book.

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