On the Paranormal Hunt

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Marysa Storm, editor; Grant Gould & Michael Sellner, designers; Omay Ayres, photo researcher All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form NTENT without written permission from the publisher. CO S Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Troupe, Thomas Kingsley, author. Title: Searching for chupacabra / by Thomas Kingsley Troupe. Description: Mankato, Minnesota : Black Rabbit Books, [2021] | CHAPTER 1 Series: Hi jinx. on the paranormal hunt | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Ages 8-12 | Audience: Grades 4-6 | Summary: “Allows readers to safely examine stories about Chupacabras Some Kind through carefully leveled text and graphs, maps, and other infographics”– Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2019040910 (print) | LCCN 2019040911 (ebook) | ISBN 9781623103170 of Creature...... 5 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781644664131 (paperback) | ISBN 9781623104115 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Chupacabras–Juvenile literature. CHAPTER 2 Classification: LCC QL89.2.C57 T76 2021 (print) | LCC QL89.2.C57 (ebook) | DDC 001.944–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019040910 Researchers...... 9 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019040911

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4 5 An Evil Beast The story you just read is an example of a chupacabra story. For many years, people have been telling such stories. In them, chupacabras are evil creatures. People don’t always agree on what the monsters look like, though. Some say they look like sick dogs. Others say they move on two legs with spiky backs. All say the monsters suck out their preys’ blood, though. No one has been able to prove either type exists. But brave investigators keep searching. They want to know if the blood-sucking monsters are real.

6 Chupacabra means “goat sucker” in Spanish. r 2 hapte C RESEARCHERS People work hard to find chupacabras. Some are paranormal investigators. Others are animal experts. They research sightings and reported attacks. They study clues, such as footprints. They examine any bodies left behind. Investigators also listen to what witnesses have to say.

The first chupacabra sightings happened in Puerto Rico.