Vincent Ventura And The Diabolical Duendes = Vincent Ventura y los duendes diabolicos
Vincent Ventura And The Diabolical Duendes = Vincent Ventura y los duendes diabolicos
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Arte Publico Press
Annotation: Another family has moved into the house at 666 Duende Street across from Vincent Ventura's, and once again there's somet... more
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #6658269
Format: Paperback
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 10/31/20
Pages: 54, 56 pages
ISBN: 1-558-85909-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-558-85909-8
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2020028918
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: Spanish
Bilingual: Yes
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Kirkus Reviews

Monster fighter extraordinaire Vincent Ventura battles his latest foe: the dreadful duende!It's around 3 a.m.-the witching hour-when Vincent wakes up to the sound of someone moving into the house at 666 Duende St. Very odd. Stranger yet, Vincent notices that one of his new neighbors, a boy roughly Vincent's age, speaks to himself before committing a random act of vandalism. As the boy, who Vincent learns is named Sayer Cantú, flees on his bike, Vincent notices a little green creature on his shoulder. It looks like there's a new monster mystery afoot! Recruiting his reluctant twin cousins, Bobby and Michelle, Vincent slowly befriends Sayer, whose reputation as a "bad boy" at school and home seems to be caused by the creature's influence. At the library, Vincent and his cousins learn the name of the monster that's causing Sayer's misery: the duende. But what does the duende want? To turn Sayer into a duende! Book 3 in Garza's Monster Fighter Mystery series adds a little psychological horror to Vincent's newest adventure, and this installment emerges as the tightest entry in the series yet as a result. Vincent shares the spotlight with his cousins a tad more, leading to a cohesive story centered on friendship and, more importantly, kicking monster butt. Odd turns of phrase still pepper the author's text, but his enthusiasm for the characters and monster's folklore origins (revealed with a shoutout to fellow author David Bowles) remains palpable as ever in this dual-language novel with a mostly Latinx cast.A case of lighthearted fun during the witching hour. (Supernatural mystery. 8-12)

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Reading Level: 4.0
Interest Level: 4-7

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!


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