The Cryptid Keeper

by Lija Fisher

Overview

Clivo and the Myth Blasters are back on the trail of the immortal cryptid in this conclusion to a monstrously funny middle-grade duology by Lija Fisher.
Life has gotten complicated for thirteen-year-old Clivo Wren. After taking up his deceased father's mission to find the extraordinary creature whose blood grants everlasting life, Clivo is spending his summer not at camp or hanging out with his friends, but jetting all over the world tracking cryptids—while keeping his aunt Pearl in the dark about his dangerous adventures. At the same time, a shocking development unveils the truth about Clivo's enemies, and the cryptids themselves are posing trouble at every turn. With the help of his crew of Myth Blasters, Clivo is going to need all of the tools, gadgets, and training he has to prevent the immortal cryptid from falling into the wrong hands—and to keep Aunt Pearl off the case.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374305574
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	06/25/2025
Series:	The Cryptid Duology , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Lija Fisher is an actor and monster aficionado. She is also the author of The Cryptid Catcher. She lives in Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

Fisher packs her tongue-in-cheek tale with real (or, OK, ‘real’) creatures of myth and legend.” —Booklist

The Cryptid Catcher:

“[Fisher] dishes up an action-oriented romp, puts a resourceful but not superhuman protagonist at the head of a colorful, diverse (of species as well as race) supporting cast, and salts the plot with tantalizing hints that the stakes are about to broaden.” —Booklist, starred review

From the Publisher

2019-04-28
Clivo Wren and the Myth Blasters continue their search for an immortal cryptid following series opener The Cryptid Catcher (2018).

When Clivo's father was killed by a rival cryptid hunter, the 13-year-old took up the search, bankrolled by curmudgeonly and mysterious Douglas Chancery. First Russia's Vodyanoy turns out not to be immortal…then Egypt's Salawa. When the Blasters discover that the cryptids Clivo has tested have disappeared, they use the satellite at the SETI-like institute where Clivo's best friend's dad works to find the missing mythological beasts. It appears that someone has gathered them together, but why? Can the Myth Blasters rescue the captive cryptids and find the immortal one before the baddies do? Fisher's concluding volume in her duology is very similar to the first. The bad guy's a bit obvious, though the degree of his badness is a nice surprise. The freedom enjoyed by the young characters (his pals' parents think they are attending a math and science camp held in Clivo's secluded Colorado home, where he lives with salsa-dancing Aunt Pearl) is a bit unbelievable, but their jokes will land for the target audience. Clivo is white, and his friends cover the racial spectrum.

Fans of the first will enjoy; readers new to the series should go back to Volume 1 before moving on to this. (Fantasy. 9-12)

Kirkus Reviews