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The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Illustrated by Hatem Aly

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Read by January LaVoy and Adam Gidwitz

By Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles
Read by January LaVoy and Adam Gidwitz

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Part of The Unicorn Rescue Society

Part of The Unicorn Rescue Society

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Apr 16, 2019 | 172 Minutes | 7-10 years

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    About The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

    Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.

    INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn!

    A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with
    a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from
    a cow’s body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high.
     
    Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo—plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel—can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region’s animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature?

    About The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

    Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.

    A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with
    a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from
    a cow’s body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high.
     
    Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo—plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel—can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region’s animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature?

    About The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

    Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.

    A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with
    a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from
    a cow’s body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high.
     
    Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo—plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel—can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region’s animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature?

    About The Chupacabras of the Río Grande

    Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the U.S.-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.

    A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with
    a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from
    a cow’s body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high.
     
    Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo—plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel—can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region’s animals and help bring a divided community together once more? And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature?

    INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS STORY about the medieval Secret Order of the Unicorn!

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    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About David Bowles

    DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He’s the author… More about David Bowles

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About David Bowles

    DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He’s the author… More about David Bowles

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About David Bowles

    DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He’s the author… More about David Bowles

    About Adam Gidwitz

    Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full-time—which means he writes a couple of hours a… More about Adam Gidwitz

    About David Bowles

    DAVID BOWLES grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where he teaches at UTRGV. He’s the author… More about David Bowles

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Jan 14, 2020 | 224 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231818

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $14.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Apr 16, 2019 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231795

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers
    Apr 16, 2019 | 208 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-5/8 | 7-10 years | ISBN 9780735231801

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 16, 2019 | 172 Minutes | 7-10 years | ISBN 9781984890863

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