{"product_id":"mary-who-wrote-frankenstein-9781770495593","title":"Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inspiring story of the girl behind one of the greatest novels -- and monsters -- ever, perfectly timed for the 200th anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. For fans for picture book biographies such as \u003ci\u003eI Dissent\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eShe Persisted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does a story begin? Sometimes it begins with a dream, and a dreamer. Mary is one such dreamer, a little girl who learns to read by tracing the letters on the tombstone of her famous feminist mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, and whose only escape from her strict father and overbearing stepmother is through the stories she reads and imagines. Unhappy at home, she seeks independence, and at the age of sixteen runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, another dreamer. Two years later, they travel to Switzerland where they meet a famous poet, Lord Byron. On a stormy summer evening, with five young people gathered around a fire, Byron suggests a contest to see who can create the best ghost story. Mary has a waking dream about a monster come to life. A year and a half later, Mary Shelley's terrifying tale, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus\u003c\/i\u003e, is published -- a novel that goes on to become the most enduring monster story ever and one of the most popular legends of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA riveting and atmospheric picture book about the young woman who wrote one of the greatest horror novels ever written and one of the first works of science fiction, \u003ci\u003eMary Who Wrote Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of the process of artistic inspiration that will galvanize readers and writers of all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tundra Books (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770495593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.50h x 7.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2018 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e500814 \/ Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Linda Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668272214172,"sku":"9781770495593","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3c94f59a-26c9-4d6d-8b67-98cbc0647cbd.jpg?v=1603917126","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mary-who-wrote-frankenstein-9781770495593","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}