And finally, a deep, sincere thank-you to my friends and family, who are endlessly supportive, especially my mom and dad, Madelin and Eliezer Velasquez; my grandfather, David White; and my grandmother, Guillermina White, who taught me everything I need to know about having pride in my culture and being a force for good in the world. Te extraño, Abuela.
Crystal Velasquez is the author of the Your Life, but . . . series: Your Life, but Better; Your Life, but Cooler; and Your Life, but Sweeter, as well as four books in the Maya & Miguel series, based on the television show—My Twin Brother/My Twin Sister; Neighborhood Friends; The Valentine Machine; and Paint the Town. She holds a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate of the New York University Summer Publishing Institute. Currently a production editor at Random House and a freelance proofreader, she lives in Flushing, Queens, in New York City. Visit her website at crystalvelasquez.com or her blog at yourlifebutbetter.blogspot.com.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Velasquez, Crystal.
Hunters of Chaos / by Crystal Velasquez. —First Aladdin hardcover edition.
pages cm
Summary: “Four girls discover that they are part of a timeless battle that pits good against evil. They have the ability to turn into large cats and an ancient duty to protect civilization from evil demons who want to rule”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4814-2452-3 (hc)
[1. Shapeshifting—Fiction. 2. Demonology—Fiction. 3. Good and evil—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.V4877Hu 2015
[Fic]—dc23
2014030041
ISBN 978-1-4814-2454-7 (eBook)
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