# Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein - Hardcover

by **Lita Judge** (Author)

**"Both timely and terrifying." --Gregory Macguire, _New York Times_\-bestselling author of _Wicked_**

Pairing free verse with over three hundred pages of black-and-white watercolor illustrations, _Mary's Monster_ is a unique and stunning biography of Mary Shelley, the pregnant teenage runaway who became one of the greatest authors of all time.

Legend is correct that Mary Shelley began penning _Frankenstein_ 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 _Mary's Monster_, author/illustrator Lita Judge has poured her own passion into a gorgeous book that pays tribute to the life of this incredible author.

**A 2019 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book**  
**A 2019 Amelia Bloomer Project Book**

This title has Common Core connections.

### Author Biography

Lita Judge is the author and illustrator of several award-winning picture books for young readers, including _How Big Were Dinosaurs?_, _Bird Talk_, _Born in the Wild_, _Flight School_, and _Red Sled_. 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 _Mary's Monster_. She lives in Peterborough, NH with her husband, two cats and a parrot.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 30, 2018

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein

**Interest Level:** Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up

**Reading Level:** 7.1

**Point Value:** 3

## Details

- **Price:** 25.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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