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2) Frankenstein
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The original, 1818 text of the classic novel.
Young scientist Victor Frankenstein, grief-stricken over the death of his mother, sets out in a series of laboratory experiments testing the ability to create life from non-living matter. Soon, his experiments progress further until he creates a humanoid creature eight feet tall. But as Frankenstein soon discovers, a successful experiment does not always equal a positive outcome.
The idea of a reanimated...
3) Grendel
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1971
Edition
[1st ed.]
Physical Desc
174 p. illus. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Orphaned by the Border Wars, Alina Starkov is taken from obscurity and her only friend, Mal, to become the protegé of the mysterious Darkling, who trains her to join the magical elite in the belief that she is the Sun Summoner, who can destroy the monsters of the Fold.
7) Bonechiller
Author
Language
English
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Description
Four high school students face off against a soul-stealing beast that has been making young people disappear in their small Ontario, Canada, town for centuries.
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Language
English
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Description
This ed. first published in 1984.Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king. Caldecott Medal winner, 1964. Caldecott Medal collection--look for Caldecott spine label. Reading Rainbow (Television series) collection--look for green spine label.
Author
Language
English
Description
Eleven-and-a-half-year-old Valentina Salazar grew up as a monster protector until her father's loss, but when a video of a mythical egg appears, Valentina convinces her older brother and sister to help her find and save it--all while avoiding the monster hunters who want to destroy it.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
14) Pet
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Reissue trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Geralt de Riv, a witcher, uses his vast sorcerous powers to hunt down the monsters that threaten the world, but he soon discovers that not every monstrous-looking creature is evil, and not everything beautiful is good.
16) Slither
Author
Series
Last apprentice volume 11
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 397 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Slither lurks in woods and towns, hunting for human blood, but before he can feast on three lovely sisters, their dying father binds the monster to a bargain.
Author
Series
Princess in Black volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Fountas & Pinnell
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Language
English
Formats
Description
When a goo monster crashes the science fair, the Princess in Black is on the job, and with the help of the Princess in Blankets, sets out to save the science fair.
Author
Language
English
Description
So WHAT if monster's undies are torn or the elastic's completely outworn? Sure, they are a little small but he is JUST FINE with them, thank you very much! But when his beloved undies fall apart, what's a little monster to do? Mommy monster will take him shopping of course ... and it's not going to be easy to find the perfect pair!
20) It
Author
Language
English
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Description
In 1985, six men and one woman are called back together to search for a creature of unspeakable evil that had stalked them as children.
Welcome to Derry, Maine. It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real.
"They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But the...
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