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Chupacabra and the Roswell UFO
Contributor(s): Anaya, Rudolfo (Author)
ISBN: 0826344690     ISBN-13: 9780826344694
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
OUR PRICE:   $8.96  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: This fast-paced mystery expands the ChupaCabra folklore into a metaphor that deals with the new powers inherent in science.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2008011749
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.88" W x 8.1" (0.66 lbs) 144 pages
 
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In this second ChupaCabra mystery, Professor Rosa Medina has just arrived in Santa Fe where she meets Nadine, a mysterious sixteen-year-old who insists that the two of them travel to Roswell, New Mexico. Nadine is convinced that C-Force, a secret government agency, has decoded the DNA of ChupaCabra and an extraterrestrial. If the two genomes are combined, a new and horrific life form will be created.

In this fast-paced mystery, Anaya expands the ChupaCabra folklore into a metaphor that deals with the new powers inherent in science. Is ChupaCabra a beast in Latino folktales, used to frighten children, or a lost species being manipulated by C-Force? Rosa's life hangs in the balance as she and her young accomplice try to find a way to stop C-Force before its mad scientists create a monster.

Contributor Bio(s): Anaya, Rudolfo: - Rudolfo Anaya, widely acclaimed as one of the founders of modern Chicano literature, is professor emeritus of English at the University of New Mexico. Anaya was presented with the National Medal of Arts for literature in 2001 and his novel Alburquerque (the city's original Spanish spelling) won the PEN Center West Award for Fiction. He has also received the Premio Quinto Sol, the national Chicano literary award, the American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation, the Mexican Medal of Friendship from the Mexican Consulate, and the Western Literature Association's Distinguished Achievement Award. He is best known for the classic Bless Me Ultima.