The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande

The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande
ISBN: 9780735231818
Publication Date: 21 January 2020

Pura Belpr 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 cows body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high.

Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateoplus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israelcan the Unicorn Rescue Society save the regions animals and help bring a divided community together once more And what is that spiny, bloodsucking, adorable little creature

About the Author

Adam Gidwitz is the author of the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Grimm trilogy. He spent six years researching and writing his Newbery Honor-winning The Inquisitor's Tale, including a year living in Europe. Adam lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY.

About the Illustrator

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian-born illustrator whose work has been featured on television and in multiple publications worldwide. He currently lives in New Brunswick, Canada, with his wife, son, and more pets than people.