03527cam a2200493 4500 1754557302 TxAuBib 20241129120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781338712728 1338712721 B09C2Y1G8V Amazon de4e9341-8a9b-4207-aa88-d44c5ec6a8c3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 6482506 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cordova, Zoraida. Valentina Salazar is not a Monster Hunter [Bridges eBook]. Scholastic Inc., 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. hispanic heritage month books. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. latine heritage month books. hispanic books. rick riordan. latine books. new school. road trip. Siblings. unicorns. monsters. fantasy. family. latino. latinx. Magic. HTML:<b>"Monsters, mayhem, and a little family magic will have readers rooting for Valentina!" — Kwame Mbalia, New York Times bestselling author</b> <p>It takes a special person to end up in detention on the last day of school.</p> <p>It takes a REALLY special person to accidentally burn down the school yard while chasing a fire-breathing chipmunk.</p> <p>But nothing about Valentina Salazar has ever been "normal." The Salazars are protectors, tasked with rescuing the magical creatures who sometimes wander into our world, from grumpy unicorns to chupacabras . . . to the occasional fire-breathing chipmunk.</p> <p>When Val's father is killed during a rescue mission gone wrong, her mother decides it's time to retire from their life on the road. She moves the family to a boring little town in upstate New York and enrolls Val and her siblings in real school for the first time.</p> <p>But Val is a protector at heart and she can't give up her calling. So when a mythical egg surfaces in a viral video, Val convinces her reluctant siblings to help her find the egg before it hatches and wreaks havoc. But she has some competition: the dreaded monster hunters who'll stop at nothing to destroy the creature . . . and the Salazar family.</p> <p>Praise for Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter:</p> <p>Middle grade fantasy at its finest, led by a protagonist who has as much spirit and fire as the monsters she's sworn to protect." — Rena Barron, author of Maya and the Rising Dark</p> <p>"An action-packed, un-put-down-able, adventure filled with fun, family, and fabulous magical creatures! You're in for a real treat!" — Sarah Beth Durst, award-winning author of Spark</p> <p>"A wondrous journey, full of friendship, family, and self-discovery. It has everything I look for in a book—heart, humor, and an innovative magic system." — Alex Aster, award-winning author of the Emblem Island series</p>. Juvenile Literature. Juvenile Fiction. Fantasy. 3. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-11-27 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=de4e9341-8a9b-4207-aa88-d44c5ec6a8c3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=de4e9341-8a9b-4207-aa88-d44c5ec6a8c3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)