{"product_id":"9780061853319","title":"Hideous Love : The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHideous Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stephanie Hemphill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Stephanie Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor winner \u003cem\u003eYour Own, Sylvia \u003c\/em\u003eand the acclaimed novel\u003cem\u003e Wicked Girls: A Novel of the Salem Witch Trials, \u003c\/em\u003ecomes the fascinating story of gothic novelist Mary Shelley, most famous for the classic \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn all-consuming love affair with famed poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a family torn apart by scandal, a young author on the brink of greatness: \u003cem\u003eHideous Love \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of the mastermind behind one of the most iconic figures in all of literature, a monster constructed out of dead bodies and brought to life by the tragic Dr. Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis luminous verse novel reveals how Mary Shelley became one of the most celebrated authors in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A . . . riveting portrait of the artist as a young woman.”\u003cbr\u003e“This present-tense novel in verse provides an intimate glimpse into Mary’s life…Readers will identify the parallels between the creation of a monster and the creation of her famous book. ”\u003cbr\u003e“An ideal companion piece for teens studying the original classic…Hemphill, author of the Printz Honor Book Your Own, Sylvia (2007), manages to plumb from it her own vein of riches.”\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping story”\u003cbr\u003ePraise for WICKED GIRLS: “The expressive writing, masterful tension, and parallels to modern group dynamics create a powerful and relevant page-turner. ”\u003cbr\u003ePraise for WICKED GIRLS: “An excellent supplementary choice for curricular studies of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, this will also find readers outside the classroom, who will savor the accessible, unsettling, piercing lines that connect past and present with timeless conflict and truths.”\u003cbr\u003ePraise for WICKED GIRLS: “In subtle, spare first-person free-verse poems, the author skillfully demonstrates how ordinary people may come to commit monstrous acts. Haunting and still frighteningly relevant.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061853319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Balzer + Bray","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41045474443470,"sku":"9780061853319","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061853319_4944c0e1-5b99-470e-99e5-4055dbb7b579.jpg?v=1652122982","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061853319","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}