Twelve-year-old Jake is busy with school. In his spare time, he loves learning about computers and robots. His dad has other interests. He enjoys hunting for cryptids. This time, he's looking for the creepy doglike creature called chupacabra. Soon, Jake and his dad are in Texas looking for the blood-sucking beast. Jake thinks it's a waste of time. He doesn't believe the chupacabra is real. Then he sees a scruffy, hissing creature in the darkness. Could it really be the chupacabra? With an intriguing story perfect for students in grades 4-6 and text at an achievable 2nd grade level, this book in the Cryptid Hunt series will draw in reluctant and striving readers who need support and practice to improve reading proficiency.