It’s Watching

Josie, Jack, and Allison have been working at the school paper since they met in sixth grade. What better way to secure a coveted editorial spot next year than to report on something that has been haunting their Illinois town forever: the Lady in White. To start their investigation for their monthly column, “The Magnifying Glass,” the trio go to Bachelor’s Grove cemetery, where people have reported seeing inexplicable fog, a mysterious house, and a lady in white.

They enter the graveyard on Halloween, looking for facts and proof, and start taking pictures before they’re interrupted. They barely make it out without being caught, but when they return to Josie’s house, things are strange. The alarm goes off, the heat isn’t working, the Halloween display keeps changing, and there’s dirt where no one has walked. Something, or someone, has followed them home.

Currie has shown herself to be a master of middle grade scary stories, joining illustrious authors like Mary Downing Hahn, RL Stein and Dan Poblocki. Jump scares entwined with the unsettling repercussions of what they have awakened keep the pages turning quickly. With compelling characters, foreboding events, and high suspense, It’s Watching is sure to be a favorite.