The Ghost On the Front Porch: A Booger and Beans Mystery

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Quinn (BEANS) Fagioli is a thirteen-year-old tomboy who has only lived in Mill Creek, New Jersey, for three months. But since she's been there, she's managed to solve six different mystery cases. Although her nosiness ruffles a few feathers around town, Beans' extreme curiosity pays off for her new community. Surviving the loss of her father and frequent moves around the United States, BEANS has made Mill Creek her real home at long last. When the teenager's middle school technology teacher, Mrs. Dorsett, reminds her National Junior Honor Society members and candidates about community service hours, BEANS willingly volunteers to help with the town's annual Thanksgiving Day food giveaway. She signs up her next-door neighbor, BALTHAZAR (BOOGER) BUGEROWSKI, and he agrees with reluctance. He's a year older and in high school, but he is smitten with her. He not only gets involved in the charity event, but also he plunges into his friend's newest adventure. Together, the two explore the mysterious ghost so the newest case gets underway.Of course, HADDIE (Booger's kid sister) once again gets involved along with sophomore VITO RUSAMANO, the local high school football quarterback who loves forensic science even more. Through the course of time, all four of the crew manage to overcome hurdles, especially hunting for clues and avoiding their nemesis, Officer Wallace (aka Mr. Law and Order).

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Ali LaVecchia is the author of the YA Booger and Beans Mystery Series. Her first book The Case of the White Knight received 5 Stars out of 5 Stars on Good Reads. It was quickly followed by Mystery at Mill Creek Bridge, A Zombie on Peacock Hill, A Treasure in Satan's Knoll, The Case of the Mascot's Missing Fire and Voices Beyond the Hidden Staircase.For thirty-two years, Ali worked as a high school and middle school English, Acting, Public Speaking, Creative Writing and Film teacher as well as served as a department facilitator and Director of Curriculum and Instruction in NJ public school districts. In addition, she directed over sixty-one plays and musicals and served as advisor and coach of Drama Club, Peer Leadership and World AIDS Alliance. Since 1991, Ali has presented writing projects several times at the National Council Teachers of English conventions and appeared in the organization's publications. Also, her poetry has been showcased at the annual Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. She is a New Jersey native who lives in a suburb of Philadelphia with her husband John. Her days are filled with teaching in Fairleigh Dickinson University's Master of Arts in Teaching program, acting in regional films and television, and, of course, writing more mysteries, starring Booger and Beans. With any extra time, Ali enjoys worldwide travels, countryside bike rides and time with her adult children and granddaughters Evelina and Fiona.