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 Following Frankenstein
Catherine Bruton
Word count: 53,000
Genre: historical
Age range: 9 - 12
Debut: no, other Nosy Crow titles include No Ballet Shoes in Syria and Another Twist in the Tale Illustrations: no
Series/standalone: standalone
Why did you acquire it?
It’s an incredible adventure and an incredible premise – taking one of the best-known characters in all of litera- ture and creating an extraordinary new story.
Synopsis
After a fateful encounter in the Arctic many years ago, Maggie’s father has spent his life looking for the creation of Victor Frankenstein – and it has cost him and his fam- ily everything. Penniless and with no other family, Maggie and her father are close to ruin, when suddenly a myste- rious benefactor, Count Florenzo, appears and offers to fund one last voyage in search of the monster.
In secret, Maggie stows away on board the ship to travel with the group.The ship sails north, through treacherous conditions, and at last they reach the Arctic, where they speak to the local people and learn something incredible – Frankenstein’s monster is dead... but he had a child.
They discover the child of the monster and the men






















































































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