The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie

The petals on the flowers seem almost… wilted. This time it looks even darker, more somber than it did earlier. I stare at the picture on the wall as we pass. When she admits it to her friends, the quiet twin, Nina, seems to know about Tessa’s house and its history… and maybe its secrets. Mysterious drawings that appear in Tessa’s sketch book grow more detailed, a painting in the hallway seems to grow more dreary, and now her brother says his ventriloquist’s dummy has been talking to him, which all add up to a haunted house in her mind. Lindsay Currie’s wording is captivating and flows quickly into the story that takes the reader deeper and deeper into a mystery about the death and burial of a girl who’s grave site is said to be haunted. But Cassidy seems moody, and put out by the new girl’s sudden appearance.įor fans of John Bellairs and Dan Poblocki, An Incident on Shady Street nails the genre of scary stories for younger kids (middle-grade/age 8-12). Andrew, a soccer jock, introduces Tessa to Nina, Richie, and Cassidy. But she meets a boy right off the bat who brings her instantly into a new cadre of friends.

As soon as she arrives in her new home, Tessa notices the odd electrical fluctuations and currents of cold air and her brother starts talking to a new friend that only he can see.

But Everett needs more than search parties and scent-tracking dogs to find him, especially if his disappearance is tied to the history of the cemetery, and the lost, century-old spirits that might still be trapped there. But as they begin to unravel the terrifying clues that started appearing since that night in the graveyard–eerie whispers that sound like someone counting, the intermittent smell of smoke, and the cold, lost presence that follows them everywhere, she's not sure what they are dealing with. Hazel and Den are determined to find Everett before it's too late. Everyone else was found by the seeker but there's no sign of Everett anywhere. From her hiding spot in the bushes, she overhears that her brother's best friend, Everett, is missing. This seems like the perfect opportunity to investigate the claims that the cemetery is haunted.īut the moment the game ends, Hazel realizes something is very, very wrong. So, when she not-so-accidentally overhears her brother Den planning to sneak into the cemetery at night for an epic game of hide-and-seek, she decides to secretly tag along. Some may call it snooping, but all she really wants is to solve mysteries around town. Twelve-year-old Hazel Woods has always had an unusual knack for sleuthing. A new spooky mystery about a girl detective who must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it's too late…

The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie