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Creepy or Cute? October 2023 |
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Cece Rios and the King of Fears by Kaela RiveraCece Rios thought saving her sister would be the end of her adventures in the world of criaturas. But part of Juana's soul is still trapped in Devil's Alley. As Cece tries to find a way to get it back using her new curandera abilities, Juana takes her fate in her own hands and sets off alone, intent on restoring her soul and getting revenge on El Sombrerâon. But then they discover that El Cucuy, king of the criaturas, is hunting for Cece, craving her powers for his own dark purposes. Can the Rios sisters--along with Coyote, Little Lion, and their other criatura allies--uncover his secrets and reclaim Juana's soul? Or will the sinister forces of Devil's Alley overcome them all?
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The Chupacabras of the Río Grande by Adam GidwitzDispatched by Professor Fauna to Laredo on the U.S.-Mexico border, Elliot and Uchenna team up with a brilliant Mexican doctor, her curandero husband and their kids to help heal a divided community and protect the regional Chupacabras. Simultaneous eBook
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ChupaCarter
by George Lopez
"Uprooted from his home in Los Angeles and sent to live with his cantankerous grandparents in New Mexico, twelve-year-old Jorge struggles with loneliness until he meets a new friend who happens to be a chupacabra"
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ChupaCarter and the Haunted Piñata by George LopezWhen a supposedly haunted piñata terrorizes Boca Falls, setting a rash of green fires to avenge a long-ago betrayal, Jorge, Carter the chupacabra, and his new friends must find the culprit before the whole town goes up in flames. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Forest World by Margarita EngleSent to Cuba to visit the father he barely knows, Edver is surprised to meet a half-sister, Luza, whose plan to lure their cryptozoologist mother into coming there, too, turns dangerous
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The Madre de Aguas of Cuba by Adam GidwitzTraveling to Cuba to rescue a mythical water serpent that is believed to protect the local water supply, Uchenna, Elliot and Professor Fauna find the mission complicated by the creature’s violent behavior and the polluting activities of the Schmoke Brothers. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay MejiaCarefully avoiding a local river where a schoolmate drowned a year earlier, a space-loving 12-year-old and her best friends organize a night of telescope stargazing before spotting a being who superstitious locals believe to be a malevolent ghost. 150,000 first printing.
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Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares by Tehlor Kay Mejia"Six months after Paola Santiago confronted the legendary La Llorona, life is nothing like she'd expected it to be. She is barely speaking to her best friends, Dante and Emma, and what's worse, her mom has a totally annoying boyfriend. Even with her chupacabra puppy, Bruto, around, Pao can't escape the feeling that she's all alone in the world. Pao has no one to tell that she's having nightmares again, this time set in a terrifying forest. Even more troubling? At their center is her estranged father, an enigma of a man she barely remembers. And when Dante's abuela falls mysteriously ill, it seems that the dad Pao never knew just might be the key to healing the eccentric old woman. Pao's search for her father will send her far from home, where she will encounter new monsters and ghosts, a devastating betrayal, and finally, the forest of her nightmares. Will the truths her father has been hiding save the people Pao loves, or destroy them? Once again Tehlor Kay Mejia draws on her Mexican heritage to tell a wild and wondrous story that combines creatures from folklore with modern-day challenges"
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Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows by Tehlor Kay MejiaTo save her best friend Dante from the void, even though he turned against her, Paola must face down two enemies—El Cucuy, the bogey man, and someone even scarier who looks a lot like Paola herself. 75,000 first printing.
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Saving Chupie
by Amparo Ortiz
"Violeta Rubio only has one goal in mind for her first-ever trip to Puerto Rico: help Abuelita reopen her beloved restaurant. The only problem is that Violeta's whole family thinks they can do it without her. Now Violeta doesn't have anyone to hang out with or anything to do. But when best friend duo Diego and Lorena need help capturing the rumored chupacabra, Violeta sees her chance to change all that. What she isn't expecting is to run straight into the beast! Only...he isn't as monstrous as everyone assumes. Sure, he's got some scales and spikes, big red eyes, and pointy fangs--but he's totally a puppy and loyal to a fault. Violeta must find a way to keep Chupie hidden and convince her newfound friends that he isn't anything to be scared of"
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