Kid Ciclón Se Enfrenta A El Diablo Y Otras Historias

Resumen del Libro

Cousins Maya and Vincent are thrilled to be ring side at a lucha libre match. Kid Cyclone, the wrestling worlds favorite hero who also happens to be the kids beloved uncle, is facing off against a devil-masked opponent, El Diablo. No masked devil can beat my uncle. Not even the real devil himself, declares Maya. But the real devil doesnt take kindly to such disrespect, and soon Kid Cyclone finds himself fighting the most hellish challenger of all! Popular kids book author Xavier Garza returns with another collection of stories featuring spooky characters from Mexican-American folklore. Theres a witch that takes the shape of a snake in order to poison and punish those who disregard her warnings, green-skinned, red-eyed creatures called Chupacabras that suck the blood from wild pigs, but would just as soon suck the blood from a human who has lost his way in the night, a young girl disfigured in a fire set by a scorned lover who gets her revenge as the Donkey Lady, and the Elmendorf Beast, said to have the head of a wolf with skin so thick its impervious to shotgun blasts. Accompanied by the authors striking illustrations of the creepy creatures, the hair-raising stories in this bilingual collection for kids ages 8 – 12 are sure to lure even the most reluctant readers into its pages.