

Claire’s experience on the bus tour is enough to wig out even the calmest of people, but add in a continued haunting, and it’s downright freaky. Author Lindsay Currie wastes no time setting the scene. Scritch Scratch is based on real Chicago history, and it is creepy as can be. Synopsis provided by Sourcebooks for Young readers

The boy from the bus wants something…and Claire needs to find out what before it’s too late. And the boy with the dark eyes starts following her.Ĭlaire is being haunted. The number 396 appears everywhere she turns.

There’s something off about his presence, especially because when she checks at the end of the tour…he’s gone.Ĭlaire tries to brush it off, she must be imagining things, letting her dad’s ghost stories get the best of her. She thinks she’s made it through when she sees a boy with a sad face and dark eyes at the back of the bus. She’s a scientist, which is why she can’t think of anything worse than having to help out her dad on one of his ghost-themed Chicago bus tours. If you’re looking for a spooky tale that focuses on friendships, then Lindsay Currie’s Scritch Scratch might fit the bill.Ĭlaire has absolutely no interest in the paranormal. SCRITCH SCRATCH, by Lindsay Currie, Sourcebooks Young Readers, Sept.
