Kid Cyclone fights the Devil and other stories / Xavier Garza.
| Author/creator | Garza, Xavier |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Houston : PiƱata Books, |
| Description | 86, 86 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Parallel title | Kid Ciclón se enfrenta a el Diablo y otras historias |
| Contents | The mirror = El espejo -- The witch owl = La bruja lechuza -- The witch's revenge = La venganza de la bruja -- The Elmendorf Beast = La bestia de Elmendorf -- Llorona 9-1-1 = Llorona 9-1-1 -- Border watch = Cuidando la frontera -- Donkey Lady = La Señora de los asnos -- Giggles the Clown = El Payaso Giggles -- The ghost in the Red Room = El fantasma en el Cuarto Rojo -- The Man with the Burlap Sack = El Hombre del Saco de Manta -- Night of the Red Devil = La noche del Diablo rojo -- The winged beasts of Elotes County = Las bestias de alas del Condado de Elotes Santos -- Saints = Santos -- Kid Cyclone fights the Devil = Kid Ciclón se enfrenta a El Diablo. |
| Abstract | Cousins Maya and Vincent are thrilled to be ring side at a lucha libre match. Kid Cyclone, the wrestling world's 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 doesn't 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. There's 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 it's impervious to shotgun blasts. |
| General note | Spanish version translated from the English. |
| General note | Titles from separate title pages; works issued back-to-back and inverted. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Text in English and Spanish. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011287381 |
| ISBN | 9781558855991 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1558855998 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |