"Uprooted from his home in Los Angeles and sent to live with his cantankerous grandparents in New Mexico, twelve-year-old Jorge struggles with loneliness until he meets a new friend who happens to be a chupacabra"--
Jorge is a misunderstood middle school misfit who has been sent to live with his grandparents in New Mexico. On his first day of school he catches the attention of his belligerent principal and the school bullies. Lonely, resentful, and desperate for a friend, the only kid who shares Jorge's interests turns out to be a young chupacabra-- a legendary monster with a fearsome reputation! Carter is anything but savage, but then local cattle turn up dead and hunters learn of his Carter's existence. Can Jorge help keep his friend safe? -- adapted from jacket
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