Vincent Ventura wakes up one night to the sound of screeching tires outside his bedroom window. He looks out and sees a man and a girl about his age rush into the rent house at 666 Duende Street. Before closing the front door, the man scans the sky as if he’s looking for something. Oddly, they don’t turn on any lights and the house remains pitch black, as if no one were home.
Suddenly, Vincent notices something white in the tree in front of the house. Is it … a blanket? But when it spreads its wings, he realizes it’s an enormous white owl! Two more land in the tree. And when the three owls land on the ground as women dressed in black, he knows there’s another monster mystery to solve!
That week in art class, Vincent meets his mysterious new neighbor, Zulema Ortiz. She’s obsessed with drawing owls. A coincidence? Vincent thinks not. He also notices she has the unusual habit of turning her entire head to look at things, just like owls do. When she tells him they are from a city in Mexico known as the witchcraft capital of the world, Vincent is even more convinced there are witch owls roosting in nearby trees!
Once again enlisting the aid of his cousins Michelle and Bobby, monster fighter extraordinaire Vincent Ventura is determined to get to the bottom of the puzzle surrounding his unusual new friend. The second installment in Garza’s exciting new Monster Fighter Mystery series, this bilingual book for intermediate readers also contains the author’s dramatic black and white illustrations. 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 Girl at the Window
- Chapter 2 She Likes to Draw Owls
- Chapter 3 It will be Dark Soon
- Chapter 4 The Witchcraft Capital of the World
- Chapter 5 Where Have I Seen Her Before?
- Chapter 6 It’s the Chili Powder that makes Mango Raspas the Best!
- Chapter 7 Why Are You Watching Me?
- Chapter 8 Hold Your Breath if You Have to
- Chapter 9 The Story of Fidencio and Lorena
- Chapter 10 She Wants to Meet You at the Ditch
- Chapter 11 Zulema Defiant
- Chapter 12 Are You Going to Have to Go Away Now?
- Chapter 13 House for Rent
- Couvrir
- Titre de page
- Page de copyright
- Índice
- Capítulo 1 La niña de la ventana
- Capítulo 2 A ella le gusta dibujar lechuzas
- Capítulo 3 Se oscurecerá pronto
- Capítulo 4 La capital mundial de la brujería
- Capítulo 5 ¿En dónde la he visto antes?
- Capítulo 6 ¡El chile en polvo hace que los snow cones sean lo mejor de lo mejor!
- Capítulo 7 ¿Por qué me estás vigilando?
- Capítulo 8 No respires si no tienes que hacerlo
- Capítulo 9 La historia de fidencio y lorena
- Capítulo 10 Quiere que la encuentres en la acequia
- Capítulo 11 Zulema desafiante
- Capítulo 12 ¿Te vas a tener que ir?
- Capítulo 13 Se renta casa
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