Can You Capture the Chupacabra?: An Interactive Monster Hunt

You Choose: Monster Hunter

by Brandon Terrell, Blake A Hoena (Contributor)

In Puerto Rico, several people report seeing a scary creature with spines and glowing red eyes. In Mexico, a farmer discovers his animals are dead and the blood drained from their bodies. In Texas, a rancher spots a mysterious coyote-like beast in the distance. Does this evidence point to the elusive Chupacabra monster? It's up to YOU to find out! With dozens of choices, you can follow the clues to the end. Which path will YOU CHOOSE to discover the truth?

Unknown Binding

First published July 30, 2021

About the author

Brandon Terrell is the author of numerous children's books, including picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels. He is also one of the writers for The Choo Choo Bob Show, an educational children's television program about trains. When not hunched over his laptop, Brandon enjoys watching movies and television, reading, baseball, and spending every spare moment with his wife and their two children.

Reviews

[Valerie McEnroe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The You Choose books are associated with a number of different series. This is the series about the cryptids. Between the chupacabra and Loch Ness monster books, I preferred the Loch Ness monster, but that's just because I find the Loch Ness monster more exciting in general. The books themselves are identical in writing style and options. If a kid likes one, they are likely to like them all.

The book begins with a little background on the chupacabra and the investigators choosing whether to go to a siting in Texas, Puerto Rico, or Argentina. Within each of these choices are more choices. When you get to the end you can go back and take a different path until eventually you've explored every option if you choose to do so.

Most of the choices are about staying put near a farm and waiting for the creature to return or head off into the woods in pursuit. Staying at the farm entails getting video footage or photographs. All proof always ends up being blurry and non conclusive. Some choices lead to a person getting hurt. Interesting to see all the option available to investigators and how they arrive at their choice.

[Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Choose Your Own Adventure style book has you and a colleague looking for the elusive Chupacabra in one of three places: Texas, Puerto Rico, and Argentina. You are Cryptologist and post your findings online and at each locale you have various choices to make in your search. Some end well and some not so well, especially if you don't get medical attention in time. There are color photos interspersed throughout. The book ends with the history Chupacabra sightings and brief bibliography. Perfect read for 10-12 year-olds who like choose your own adventure books are into Cryptids (Bigfoot, Mermaids, etc.).

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are so much fun.