To inspire you to read the 200-year-old classic, check out the young adult novel, Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created FRANKENSTEIN.
Mary's Monster is told in free-verse paired with over three hundred pages of back-and-white water color illustrations.
Mary's Monster is an absolutely stunning book. It is something every teenager should read.
From the Introduction:
The novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, written by Mary Shelley and published in 1818, is one of the most famous and enduring works of the Romantic era. Nearly everyone has some knowledge of this book, but few know that its author was a pregnant teenage runaway rejected by her family and spurned by society.
Two new annotated editions of Frankenstein are out and listed in this NPR Books article:
Man As God: Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' Turns 200
Also, if you are a fan of Science Friday on NPR, Frankenstein was their book club choice. Check out the discussion and resources ...
Science Friday Book Club
And finally, be sure to watch this TEDed video...
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