-Lindsay Currie
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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This book surprised me! I kept putting it at the bottom of my To-Read stack and when I finally reached it, I really didn't think I was going to enjoy it. Boy, was I wrong! Middle school, ghosts, the fluid and dynamic changes among friends and a mystery all rolled into one. It made for an excellent read and I will highly recommend it to our Junior readers. I feel this would make a great October read.