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Classic Starts®: Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley and Arthur Pober and Deanna McFadden
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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Frankenstein, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Mary Shelley's tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it... Read More
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Mary Shelley's tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it was written nearly two centuries ago. From the bits and pieces of dead bodies, and the power of electricity, the brilliant Dr. Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of life-only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused.

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An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Frankenstein, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

Mary Shelley's tragic story of a scientist who created a monster is perhaps even more compelling and meaningful today than when it was written nearly two centuries ago. From the bits and pieces of dead bodies, and the power of electricity, the brilliant Victor Frankenstein fashions a new form of life—only to discover, too late, the irreparable damage he has caused.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454942313

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: 10 b/w illus.

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 160

Collections

Arthur Pober Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Deanna McFadden Mary Shelley

About the Author

Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was the author of five novels and numerous works of short fiction, and she is best known for Frankenstein. The daughter of feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley was steeped in the progressive ideas of the early 19th-century British Romantic era.

Deanna McFadden is the Executive Publishing Director of Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group. She is the author of several titles in the Classic Starts series, including Classic Starts : Little Women, Classic Starts : Frankenstein, and Classic Starts : Grimm's Fairy Tales. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

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