The brown house at the end of Shaker Street is a bit shady. Everyone who moves in gets scared off. Liv is conviced the house is haunted by the ghost of its late owner, General Pablo Carlos, Michael doesn't buy it, and Leo want nothing to do with ghosts! One thing's for certain, something fishy is going on. The Mysterious Makers set to making a ghost detector to determine just what's behind the spirit on Shaker Street. Real-life makers can keep the fun going and create their own detector and levitating ghost with instructions at the end of the book, and a glossary and reader questions make this a great choice for libraries. Ages 6 to 8 AUTHOR: Stacia Deutsch is the author of the eight-book, award-winning, chapter book series Blast to the Past. Her resume includes Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, The Boxcar Children, and Mean Ghouls from Scholastic. Stacia has also written junior movie tie in novels for summer blockbuster films, including Batman, The Dark Knight and the New York Times Best Sellers: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Smurfs. In 2013, she earned her MFA from Western State where she currently teaches fiction writing. SELLING POINTS: ? Quick-paced and humorous mysteries that young readers love ? Includes instructions to recreate the gadgets made in the storylines ? Author Stacia Deutsch has written several popular series including Blast to the Past ? Diverse cast of characters, CapstoneForAllKids
