Monstrumologist

English

Series: The Monstrumologist Ser.

ISBN: 1416984496

EAN: 9781416984498

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations/Juvenile Fiction / Monsters/Juvenile Fiction / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Release Date: 07/21/2010

Age Range: 14-null

Synopsis: These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me.So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Wills world is about to change forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus--a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest--and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late.The Monstrumologistis the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.

Awards: Michael L. Printz Award – null  Michael L. Printz Award – null  Michael L. Printz Award – null 

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Monstrumologist

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 14.18 oz

Pages: 464