Hideous Love

The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein

by Stephanie Hemphill

On Sale: 10/01/2013

Hideous Love

The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein

by Stephanie Hemphill

On Sale: 10/01/2013

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About the Book

From Stephanie Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor winner Your Own, Sylvia and the acclaimed novel Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, comes the fascinating story of gothic novelist Mary Shelley, most famous for the classic Frankenstein.

An all-consuming love affair with famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a family torn apart by scandal, a young author on the brink of greatness: Hideous Love is the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature, a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.

This luminous verse novel reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.

Critical Praise

“A . . . riveting portrait of the artist as a young woman.” — Kirkus Reviews

“This present-tense novel in verse provides an intimate glimpse into Mary’s life…Readers will identify the parallels between the creation of a monster and the creation of her famous book. ” — School Library Journal

“An ideal companion piece for teens studying the original classic…Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor Book Your Own, Sylvia (2007), manages to plumb from it her own vein of riches.” — Booklist

“A gripping story” — Publishers Weekly

Praise for WICKED GIRLS: “The expressive writing, masterful tension, and parallels to modern group dynamics create a powerful and relevant page-turner. ” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Praise for WICKED GIRLS: “An excellent supplementary choice for curricular studies of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, this will also find readers outside the classroom, who will savor the accessible, unsettling, piercing lines that connect past and present with timeless conflict and truths.” — ALA Booklist

Praise for WICKED GIRLS: “In subtle, spare first-person free-verse poems, the author skillfully demonstrates how ordinary people may come to commit monstrous acts. Haunting and still frighteningly relevant.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061853319
  • ISBN 10: 0061853313
  • Imprint: Balzer + Bray
  • On Sale: 10/01/2013
  • Pages: 320
  • List Price:23.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Novels in Verse
  • BISAC2 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General
  • BISAC3 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
  • BISAC4 : YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Biographical

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