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Lindsay Currie is the author of spooky middle grade novels, including The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street, Scritch Scratch, What Lives In The Woods, and The Girl In White. She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of mysteries for young readers, including the Delta Games series and It's Watching. She grew up on Nancy Drew and loves a good twisty tale. While she has never experienced anything truly paranormal, Lindsey enjoys learning about events that shaped the many ghost legends in Chicago. When she's not writing, Lindsay can generally be found looking for an adventure of her own. She also loves researching forgotten history and recently relocated from Chicago to a 220 acre farm in downstate Illinois where she finally gets to see stars every night and take hikes every day. Lindsey loves taking long walks with her family, chilling with one of her three dogs, or searching the graveyard for her next antagonist.
Coming soon: THE HOUSE WITH NO KEYS (October 2025) and X Marks the Haunt (February 2026)! For more details on Lindsay's upcoming books, please visit the My Books tab at the top of her page, https://www.lindsaycurrie.com.
About the Book
Hazel, a twelve-year-old aspiring detective, must decode a series of ominous clues tied to a century-old tragedy to find a missing teenager before it is too late.
Twelve-year-old Hazel Woods has always had an unusual knack for sleuthing. Some may call it snooping, but all she really wants is to solve mysteries around town. 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. This seems like the perfect opportunity to investigate the claims that the cemetery is haunted.
But the moment the game ends, Hazel realizes something is very, very wrong. From her hiding spot in the bushes, she overhears that her brother's best friend, Everett, is missing. Everyone else was found by the seeker but there's no sign of Everett anywhere. It's as if he just . . . vanished
Hazel and Den are determined to find Everett before it's too late. 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. 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 . . .
Praise for It Found Us
Starred Review from School Library Journal
A 2023/24 Illinois Reads Program Selection
A 2025/2026 Louisiana Readers Choice Award Nominee
A 2025 Mississippi Magnolia Book Award Nominee
A Wal-Mart Summer Book Club Pick
"The fright level was just right for this age group... A good choice for older elementary or middle grade readers that want a scary but not gory book." — Youth Services Book Review
"[A] relentlessly eerie ghost story... will invest readers from the jump." — Publishers Weekly
"Currie delivers another frightful tale centered around the Chicagoland area. Currie builds suspense through paranormal activities that will leave readers jumping." ― Booklist
"Perfect for young horror fans... All libraries serving middle grades should have this on the shelf." ― School Library Journal, STARRED Review
Resources/Teaching Ideas
Showmen's Rest Virtual Tour, Woodlawn Cemetery
Showmen's Rest Primary Sources Across The United States
Virtual Ghost Tour of Chicago (goes with book Scritch Scratch as well)
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