Chupacabra

Searching faraway world regions for Grace, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless grandfather who has also stolen two dinosaur hatchlings, Marty and his cryptozoologist uncle, Travis Wolfe, are distracted by a sighting of an elusive blood-drinking cryptid.

Main Author: Smith, Roland, 1951- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
Series: Cryptid hunters ; #3
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Summary: Searching faraway world regions for Grace, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless grandfather who has also stolen two dinosaur hatchlings, Marty and his cryptozoologist uncle, Travis Wolfe, are distracted by a sighting of an elusive blood-drinking cryptid.
Item Description: "The chilling sequel to Tentacles"--Dust jacket.
Physical Description: xv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780545178174
0545178177
9780545629843 (paperback)
0545629845 (paperback)
Author Notes: Roland Smith was born in Portland, Oregon on November 30, 1951. He received a Bachelor's degree in English from Portland State University. His job working for a children's zoo began a 20-year career as a zookeeper. After working to save wildlife following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, his first non-fiction book, Sea Otter Rescue, was published in 1990. He continued to draw upon his zoo experiences for other non-fiction titles, including Journey of the Red Wolf, which won an Oregon Book Award in 1996. His first novel, Thundercave, was published in 1997. His other fiction books include The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, Zach's Lie, Jack's Run, Cryptid Hunters, Peak, and Shatterproof. He also writes the I, Q. series and the Storm Runners series.

(Bowker Author Biography)