Another family has moved into the house at 666 Duende Street across from Vincent Ventura’s, and once again there’s something mysterious going on. There’s a boy who constantly argues with himself. “You can’t tell me what to do,” Vincent hears him say, but there’s no one around. Who could he be talking to? When Vincent sees a green creature with glowing red eyes and needle-sharp teeth terrorize the boy into vandalizing a neighbor’s car, he knows there is another monster mystery to solve!
His cousin, Michelle, is one of the smartest kids around, and she quickly finds information in a library book on Latin American monsters. She’s sure the creature Vincent saw is a duende, which is similar to an evil troll or gnome. Is Sayer Cantú really a target of these wicked beasts?! Everyone at school knows he’s a troublemaker to avoid. Could duendes be forcing him to misbehave?
Once again Vincent Ventura recruits his cousins and gathers his monster-fighting tools—crosses, holy water, packs of salt, silver metal beads and slingshots—for the upcoming showdown. This bilingual book for intermediate readers, the third installment in Xavier Garza’s exciting Monster Fighter Mystery series, also contains the author’s black and white sketches of the creepy creatures. This spine-tingling short novel introducing Latino creepy creatures to kids ages 8-12 is sure to thrill a new generation of readers!
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 The Mystery Begins
- Chapter 2 The Boy Who Talks to Himself
- Chapter 3 He Needs Our Help
- Chapter 4 What’s a Duende?
- Chapter 5 Sayer Is Ours
- Chapter 6 More Than One
- Chapter 7 Operation Sleepover
- Chapter 8 Hunting For Duendes
- Chapter 9 Michelle’s Master Plan
- Chapter 10 New Beginnings
- Chapter 11 For Rent, Again
- Couvrir
- Titre de page
- Page de copyright
- Índice
- Capítulo 1 Empieza el misterio
- Capítulo 2 El niño que habla solo
- Capítulo 3 Él necesita nuestra ayuda
- Capítulo 4 ¿Qué es un duende?
- Capítulo 5 ¡Sayer es nuestro!
- Capítulo 6
Háy mas de uno
- Capítulo 7 Operación pijamada
- Capítulo 8 Cazando duendes
- Capítulo 9 El plan magistral de Michelle
- Capítulo 10 Nuevos inicios
- Capítulo 11 Se renta de nuevo