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Scritch Scratch
Scritch Scratch | Lindsay Currie
For fans of Small Spaces comes a chilling ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the two together. Claire has absolutely no interest in the paranormal. 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. 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. There's something off about his presence, especially because when she checks at the end of the tour...he's gone. Claire tries to brush it off, she must be imagining things, letting her dad's ghost stories get the best of her. But then the scratching starts. Voices whisper to her in the dark. The number 396 appears everywhere she turns. And the boy with the dark eyes starts following her. Claire is being haunted. The boy from the bus wants something...and Claire needs to find out what before it's too late.
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Nebklvr
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Utilizing the past catastrophes of Chicago to tell a modern day ghost story, genius. Well-developed characters and just the right amount of spookiness makes this a great October read.

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BC_Dittemore
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Mehso-so

Currie‘s writing comes off effortlessly but the story itself is a bit underwhelming. I was expecting something scary, but sadly, even for middle grade, Scritch Scratch is rather tame. Really, the best character is Chicago itself; reading about the city‘s spooky history was the highlight of this novel. As for the actual people characters and their storylines, there isn‘t much that sets them apart from other novels of its kind.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Is it a little weird to admit I found this middle grade ghost story to be absolutely delightful? Because I did! Super fun with just the write amount of adventure & spookiness. Drafted at the last minute to help her dad on one of his ghost tours of Chicago, Claire arrives home afterwards & discovers a ghost has tagged along. Who is it & what do they want? A good story that also tells readers a little about Chicago history. Fantastic autumn read.

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BC_Dittemore
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My daughter is turning twelve next month; every time I pick out a new book to read, I keep expecting her to tell me she‘s too old to have Dad read to her. But she was piqued when I showed her my latest selection, Scritch Scratch. As long as she‘s down to ride, I‘m down to ride.

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erzascarletbookgasm
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An enjoyable spooky, mystery story for fans of City of Ghosts and Small Spaces. The story about 12-yr old Claire, who is being haunted by a ghost, after she went on her father‘s ghost tour bus. The book includes some interesting local history of Chicago which made me Google-up the events. Fun, ghostly story with themes of family, friendship, & remembering the past. Check out the author‘s 1st book-The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street- just as fun.

LeahBergen This does sound fun! 3y
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Laughterhp
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#BookReport - Almost didn‘t do one because I read so many books this week! Finished 8 books. 5 were audiobooks.

#CurrentlyReading - 2 e-books. My hold for Battle Royal came in and I wanted to start it, even if it has nothing to do with Halloween type things. I‘m really liking Ophie‘s Ghost too.

#WeeklyForecast - where do I even begin? Hopefully I‘ll start these 2 and listen to a few more audiobooks.

eri.reads Way to go!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y
Cinfhen Wowza!!!!! 3y
Bookzombie What a great reading week! 3y
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Laughterhp
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Really liked this one. Middle grade horror hasn‘t been too scary for me so far. This one is about a ghost haunting Claire. She needs to figure out why he‘s haunting her and it doesn‘t help that her best friend has been “ditching” her lately for someone else. Claire has to deal with a ghost, 7th grade, and her friendships.

#TeamHendrix - #TeamTheme +16pts #Scarathlon2021 #Screamathon #LittensDressedinBlood

And buddy photobombing

Leftcoastzen 👏🐶 3y
MidnightBookGirl I really enjoy MG horror, and I agree that it's not too scary. And that might be one of the best looking photobombers I've ever seen! 3y
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Laughterhp
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Spending my birthday reading and drinking some mulled apple cider

Decorated the house this morning for Halloween. Yesterday we did a corn maze and visited a mediocre vineyard. Was hoping to pick up some mums today, but that may have to wait until next week.

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 3y
Sharpeipup Happy birthday! 3y
TheLibrarian Happy Birthday 🎉 3y
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Catsandbooks Happy Birthday! 🎉💕 3y
DaveGreen7777 Happy Birthday! 🥳🎂🎁🎈🎉 3y
Bookzombie Happy Birthday!!! 3y
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Laughterhp
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1. Yes! Can‘t wait. #TeamHendrix

2. Tagged. I‘m so excited to try reading middle grade horror. 🤞🏻🤞🏻 it isn‘t too scary.

#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Good luck and Thanks for playing! 🖤🎃🖤📖📚🎃🖤 3y
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Bookgoil
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Thanks @Texreader for the tag! #thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

So since I finished it last night and it resonated so much I‘m saying Scritch Scratch (a MG book) as it had a little STEM, a lot of spooks and some history I did not know about Chicago - everyone should read it!

Spider is my creepy word ick!

Pretzel rolls and soup I‘m feeling a little under the weather.

I‘ll tag @Crazeedi and @Pageturner1

Texreader Oh no! Feel better soon!! 4y
Pageturner1 thanks for tag! spider is a no-no word in my house. hope you feel better. 🙏 4y
MoonWitch94 Spider is a POPULAR word this week. Thanks for playing 🎃🍂📖 4y
Crazeedi I've been a bit behind,but thanks for thinking of me!!! 4y
Bookgoil @Crazeedi no worries!! 4y
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Palimpsest
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I absolutely loved this creepy read. The target audience is for ages 10-14, but it was perfect for me. Claire is a twelve-year-old into science and her dad runs a ghost tour around Chicago. When she is forced to help out, something follows her home and she is afraid. This book also has a lot of history of Chicago, but makes it fun instead of just history lessons. It also deals with adolescent friendships and trusting in family too. Five stars.

Palimpsest I also loved this book because my grandparents were born and lived in Chicago for many years and my mom lived there as a kid. Living in the Milwaukee area I‘ve visited Chicago enough to recognize the areas the author talked about, so it was extra fun. Also makes me want to visit their Chicago History Museum. The author includes sources for readers to check out more info in the notes, which I think is awesome. 4y
rubyslippersreads This looks like it might be just my speed for #screamathon 🎃 4y
Palimpsest @rubyslippersreads I love Halloween and spooky books, but not too scary. I can‘t read books by Stephan King or that kind! Other books I love for young readers (or people like me) are City of Ghosts by Schwab and Small Spaces by Arden. 4y
Leftcoastzen 😻🥰 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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This is all over Twitter. And RL Stein even suggested it. So it must be good.

Anyone else get Nightbus vibes?

Out September 1
#CoverLove #MGedition

Palimpsest Ooh, it hooked me at “for fans of Small Spaces”. Stacked 4y
LibrarianRyan @Palimpsest I know!!!. have your read the sequel. I think it's called Deep voices 4y
Palimpsest @LibrarianRyan Yes, I have. I thought Dead Voices was even creepier than Small Spaces. I don‘t read adult horror, but i absolutely love young readers and some teen scary books. I love the Cassidy Blake series by Victoria Schwab too. If you have any other recommendations of books like that I would love to know about them. 😊 4y
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