The Cryptid Catcher

By Lija Fisher

Book Overview

A Reading the West Longlist Pick for 2018

The Cryptid Catcher is the first book in a monstrously fun middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher about a boy who inherits a job hunting legendary creatures.

After Clivo Wren's archaeologist father dies mysteriously, the newly orphaned thirteen-year-old finds out the truth: his dad was no archaeologist. He was actually a cryptid catcher, known for finding elusive beasts like the bloodsucking chupacabra. His goal: discover the one extraordinary cryptid whose blood grants immortality--before the knowledge falls into the wrong hands.

The mission remains unfinished, and now there's only one person who can take the renowned cryptid catcher's place: Clivo. He may not know the first thing about monster hunting, but he's willing to give it a try--because anything beats staying home with his salsa-crazy aunt and her neurotic cats.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374305544
• ISBN13: 9780374305543
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7