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IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
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Presents the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.
The worlds most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSs The Great American Read. Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to...
2) Frankenstein
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Barnes and Noble classics volume 0
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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This classic gothic novel by Mary Shelley features Victor Frankenstein, who, after studying philosophy and chemistry at the University of Ingolstadt, becomes obsessed with the idea of discovering the secret to creating life. When he succeeds in manipulating pilfered body parts into a single living creature, Victor is horrified at the result. As he seeks to destroy his creation, his creation destroys much that Victor holds dear in an effort to gain...
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"It is not the monster you must fear, but the monster it makes of men. . . Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She knows her great uncle disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the Arctic, but she doesn’t know why or how. . . . The 1850s are a time of discovery, and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates, especially when a spectacular new exhibition of dinosaur sculptures opens at the Crystal Palace....
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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The war against humanity is raging. As the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana, comes under siege, scattered survivors come together to weather the onslaught of the creatures set loose upon the world. As they ready for battle against overwhelming odds, they will learn the full scope of Victor Frankenstein's nihilistic plan to remake the future--and the terrifying reach of his shadowy, powerful supporters. Now the good will make their last, best stand....
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Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Two years after they saw him die, the man they knew as Victor Helios lives on. Detectives Carson O'Connor and Michael Maddison; Victor's engineered wife, Erika 5, and her companion Jocko; and the original Victor's first creation, the tormented Deucalion, have all arrived at a small Montana town where their old alliance will be renewed--and tested--by forces from within and without, and where the dangers they face will eclipse any they have yet encountered.
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