Frankenstein

This is the story of young Victor Frankenstein who longed to seek out the answers to life and death. Day and night he worked to make a creature, to give it life, to create something that the world had never seen. But he did not know that one day his efforts would destroy him and everything he had. Mould's unique style brings Mary Shelley's classic story dramatically to life from the sweeping ice-scapes of the Arctic to the creation of the monster.

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Gr. 4^-7. This semi-comic-book version of Mary Shelley's Gothic classic is a "lite" story that won't scare anyone. In cartoon style with jolly colors, the exaggerated illustrations create a silly farce. However, the words are powerful: Mould's retelling manages to simplify the Victorian prose without losing all the terror and melancholy of the monster story. Especially at Halloween, this will interest middle-grade readers who know the story of the giant freak--or think they do. Older kids will want to read Mary Shelley's full story in the edition also reviewed in this issue or, best of all, in the stunningly illustrated version by Barry Moser. Hazel Rochman

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