Chupacabra (24 page)
Authors: Roland Smith
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Three down, one to go. I want to thank all my fans for hanging with Marty, Grace, and me as we try to get this fantastic story into print. We’ve had a lot of help in our labors…. My fantastic editor at Scholastic, Anamika Bhatnagar, who seems to have a baby every time a cryptid book comes out. Welcome to the world, Nik. This book is for you. The amazing Scholastic editor/midwife Siobhán McGowan, who always makes me look better than I am. My wonderful agent, Barbara Kouts. The fabulous Phil Falco, who designs these books. Lori Benton, David Levithan, Ed Masessa, Robin Hoffman, Lizette Serrano, Charisse Meloto, Becky Amsel, Elizabeth Starr Baer, and everyone else in the Scholastic family. Thank you all. But the biggest thanks goes to my wife, Marie, who takes care of all the mundane details of my life so I can stand at my desk looking for cryptids.
ROLAND SMITH
is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including
Cryptid Hunters, Tentacles
, and the Storm Runners trilogy. For more than twenty years he worked as an animal keeper, traveling all over the world, before turning to writing full time. Roland lives with his wife, Marie, on a small farm south of Portland, Oregon. Visit him online at
www.rolandsmith.com
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ANOTHER ROLLICKING ADVENTURE FROM ROLAND SMITH!
TROUBLED WATERS !
Cryptids — mythological creatures like the Loch Ness monster and Sasquatch — are Travis Wolfe’s obsession, and he’ll travel to the ends of the earth for proof. For cousins Marty and Grace, who have lived with Wolfe ever since Marty’s parents disappeared, this means adventure — and danger! Now they’re all en route to the South Pacific to track down a giant squid, but the freighter they’re on seems to be haunted, and someone on board is determined to sabotage their mission. Will Marty and Grace get to the bottom of this fishy business — or end up at the bottom of the sea?
PRAISE FOR TENTACLES
“A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted.”
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School Library Journal
“Smith’s fast-paced story will capture the imagination of any action-loving reader.”
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BookPage
Chase Masters and his father are “storm runners,” racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.
Text copyright © 2013 by Roland Smith
Chupacabra interior illustration copyright © 2013 by Mike Manomivibul
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