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  “What’s going on?” Chase asked.

  His father looked at him with sad eyes. “Earthquake. A big one in Mexico. It’s near Tomás’s family. Nicole’s mom and the circus are in the same area. They’re off the grid. We can’t reach them by phone.”

  “Does Nicole know?”

  “I doubt that Marco has had time to tell her, or his mother.”

  The calf took some tentative steps underneath Pet. It put its tiny trunk over its head and opened its mouth.

  “It’s nursing,” Nicole said happily.

  “What are we going to do?” Chase asked quietly.

  His father stood up. “We’re going to Mexico.”

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  Chase Masters and his friends have made it through the longest night of their lives, but their adventures are far from over. Now they’re headed south of the border to track down the missing Rossi Brothers’ Circus and to search for Tomás’s family. With a volcano about to erupt after a massive earthquake, Chase has never faced such a serious threat to his survival!

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  About the Author

  Roland Smith is the author of numerous award-winning books for young readers, including Zach’s Lie, Jack’s Run, Cryptid Hunters, Peak, I, Q, and Tentacles. For more than twenty years, he worked as an animal keeper, traveling all over the world, before turning to writing full-time. Roland lives with his wife, Marie, on a small farm south of Portland, Oregon. Visit him online at www.rolandsmith.com.

  ALSO BY ROLAND SMITH

  THE CRYPTID HUNTERS BOOKS

  Cryptid Hunters

  Tentacles

  THE I, Q BOOKS

  I, Q: Independence Hall

  I, Q: The White House

  THE JACK OSBORNE BOOKS

  Zach’s Lie

  Jack’s Run

  THE JACOB LANSA BOOKS

  Thunder Cave

  Jaguar

  The Last Lobo

  OTHER NOVELS BY THE AUTHOR

  The Captain’s Dog

  Elephant Run

  Peak

  Sasquatch

  Storm Runners

  Copyright

  Copyright © 2011 by Roland Smith

  Cover Art & Design © 2011 By Phil Falco

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