{"product_id":"marys-monster-love-madness-and-how-mary-shelley-created-frankenstein-9781626725003","title":"Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both timely and terrifying.\" --Gregory Macguire, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePairing free verse with over three hundred pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations, \u003ci\u003eMary's Monster \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique and stunning biography of Mary Shelley, the pregnant teenage runaway who became one of the greatest authors of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegend is correct that Mary Shelley began penning \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e in answer to a dare to write a ghost story. What most people don't know, however, is that the seeds of her novel had been planted long before that night. By age nineteen, she had been disowned by her family, was living in scandal with a married man, and had lost her baby daughter just days after her birth. Mary poured her grief, pain, and passion into the powerful book still revered two hundred years later, and in \u003ci\u003eMary's Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, author\/illustrator Lita Judge has poured her own passion into a gorgeous book that pays tribute to the life of this incredible author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLita Judge is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eHow Big Were Dinosaurs?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBird Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorn in the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlight School\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Red Sled\u003c\/i\u003e. After a summer spent reading the hand written journals of Mary Shelley, Lita embarked on a five year journey to tell the story of this courageous teenager in \u003ci\u003eMary's Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Peterborough, NH with her husband, two cats and a parrot.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631319453970,"sku":"9781626725003","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6c85e3ae-3605-4c34-9ea6-0f54c1575db6.jpg?v=1732769117","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marys-monster-love-madness-and-how-mary-shelley-created-frankenstein-9781626725003","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}