'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Cryptid Hunters is a four-part series of young-adult fiction written by Roland Smith, beginning with the original book published in 2005 and followed by Tentacles (2009), Chupacabra (2013) and Mutation (2014). Though this sequel suffers in comparison to the previous books in the series, Smith adeptly adds enough new characters, dangers, and cool science to reel in reluctant readers and keep them turning pages long after their lights should have been turned off.-Jane Henriksen Baird, Anchorage Public Library, AK The trio face a genetically engineered chupacabra, a mythical beast from South and Central America with a nasty habit of sucking blood from goats. Mayhem ensues and their efforts are hampered by guards, security cameras, and Blackwood's vicious henchman. Kept under close observation at all times, the girl is held captive until Marty and his best friend, Luther, infiltrate the compound in an attempt to spirit her away. She is forced to join the mad scientist's household, located in a wildlife preserve. Gr 5–8-Plunging readers in where Tentacles (Scholastic, 2009) left off, this fast-paced novel opens right after Grace discovers that her twin brother, Marty, is in fact her cousin, and that her father's unscrupulous enemy, Noah Blackwood, is actually her grandfather. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. With Blackwood's henchman Butch McCall hot on the kids' heels and trouble at every turn, are Marty, Luther, and Grace on a collision course with a blood-sucking chupacabra? Because if Noah Blackwood can't trap a cryptid, then he and his team of mad scientists just might have to create one. where she feels just as captive as all the other animals in his zoo.īut strange experiments are taking place in the levels of laboratories beneath the Blackwood's Ark. Now she's living with him at his Seattle Ark. Hoping to find out more about her mother, Grace has formed a shaky alliance with her grandfather, the notorious Noah Blackwood. Marty O'Hara and his best friend, Luther Smyth, have set off on their most urgent quest yet: an undercover search not for another mythical cryptid, but for Grace Wolfe - Marty's cousin, Luther's friend, and the daughter of famed zoologist Travis Wolfe. Monsters of legend come to life! The third thrilling title in Roland Smith's popular Cryptid Hunters series.Ī mythic creature, a captive girl, and trouble at every turn!

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