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    That's the Spirit!
    That's the Spirit!
    That's the Spirit!
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    That's the Spirit!

    By Stacia Deutsch and Robin Oliver Boyden

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    The brown house at the end of Shaker Street is a bit shady. Everyone who moves in gets scared off. Liv is convinced 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781496555175
    That's the Spirit!
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    Stacia Deutsch

    Stacia Deutsch is the author of more than fifty children’s books, including the eight-book, award-winning chapter book series Blast to the Past. She has also written the tween novel Mean Ghouls as well as books for the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew and The Boxcar Children series. Stacia has been on the New York Times bestseller list for the novelizations of the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The Smurfs movies. For new releases and school visit information, visit StaciaDeutsch.com.

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      Book preview

      That's the Spirit! - Stacia Deutsch

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Cover

      Title Page

      Shaker Street Map

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      You Can Be a Mysterious Maker Too

      About the Author

      About the Illustrator

      Glossary

      Talk with Your Fellow Makers!

      Grab Your Maker Notebook!

      Explore More

      Copyright

      Back Cover

      CHAPTER ONE

      Did you hear the news? Liv Hernandez blurted out. She didn’t even say hi first. She walked right up to Michael and Leo and announced, Tina Maria Carlos is moving away.

      Michael Wilson and Leo Hammer were sitting on Michael’s front porch steps, working on Leo’s computer.

      Leo had been having trouble with the cooling fan inside the laptop. It was supposed to blow all the time so the computer wouldn’t overheat.

      Instead, Leo’s fan was starting up with a weird soft humming sound and seconds later, it would sputter and die.

      The computer was a present from Michael. He’d rescued it from the trash and fixed it up. Sometimes things didn’t work the way they should. Today was one of those days. It was bad for a computer to get too hot. It could even start a fire if they weren’t careful.

      The two boys were so involved in the problem that for a moment, they didn’t understand what Liv was saying. They both stared up at her.

      Tina Maria is MOOOVING, she announced again in a loud, clear voice.

      Huh? Michael asked. When he was working hard on something, it took a while to get his attention. He tipped back his baseball cap and stared up at his cousin.

      Liv and Michael were both ten years old. Like their moms, who were sisters, they were best friends. Their other friend Leo was nine. Leo was so smart, he’d skipped a grade and was in Liv and Michael’s class.

      As the reality of what Liv said sunk in, Leo jumped up off the steps. Tina Maria? he exclaimed. But she just moved here!

      Leo spent a lot of time with Tina Maria. They were both great at math. Their teacher had picked the two of them to represent the school in a citywide math competition.

      It can’t be true, Leo insisted. Tina Maria didn’t tell me she was moving. I just talked to her yesterday. No way. He pushed back his long sandy brown hair to get a good look at Liv’s face.

      Yes way, Liv replied.

      Are you sure? Michael asked Liv. He squinted at her sideways. Maybe you heard wrong?

      Tina Maria told me herself, Liv said, shaking her head hard. Her dark brown ponytails swished, and her glasses slipped down her nose. She pushed up her red frames and said, The moving truck’s coming tomorrow.

      Leo started down the porch steps. Michael’s house was at the top of

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