Juan y el Chupacabras/Juan and the Chupacabras

By Rebecca | Published: November 1, 2009

JuanandtheChupacabrasYoung Juan and his cousin Luz savor Abuelo’s hair-raising stories. He tells the children of defeating terrifying fiends like the Chupacabras and La Llorona. The children cling to every word as he describes his brave stand-off with the Chupacabras, a terrifying beast with wings, claws and sharp fangs. But yet they wonder if there’s more to his strange story than meets the eye. Plucky Luz hatches a plan to either disprove Abuelo’s tale or hunt down the menacing monster and put an end to it once and for all. Armed with a bag of marbles dipped in holy water and a sling shot, the children venture into a cornfield one moonless night in search of the truth.

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  1. By WOW Currents » Interview with Xavier Garza, Part 3 on November 18, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    [...] How do students respond to Xavier’s books? Below are video clips of 2nd and 3rd graders from Ynes B. Escobar Elementary in Roma, Texas sharing their drawings and art after listening to Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask and Juan and the Chupacabras/Juan y el chupacabras. [...]

  2. By WOW Currents » Interview with Xavier Garza, Part 4 on November 23, 2009 at 12:10 am

    [...] The illustrations in your books are striking and attractive to kids. Juan and the Chupacabras was illustrated by someone else. Was that a publisher’s decision? Were you able to collaborate [...]

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