monsters

"Featuring the complete Mary Shelley 1818 edition text, bonus material including John Polidori's The Vampyre and Lord Byron's "A Fragment"--the two other works created during the famous 1818 contest that sparked Frankenstein--this one-of-a-kind edition yields an exceptional reading experience. Rediscover the ethical dilemmas and unforgettable characters that make Frankenstein a beloved piece of classic literature. For years, Dr. Victor Frankenstein labors to create a new race of intelligent beings. But when he succeeds, Dr. Frankenstein is horrified by the ugly patchwork being he has brought to life, and he abandons his creation, setting off a chain of events that will lead to murder, despair, and bitter loneliness"--.

A young girl named Gilly and her goldfish sidekick, Finnegan, set out to trap the monster of Lighthouse Bay that is stealing Gilly's flippers, fish, and fishing nets. However, when her plan backfires, Gilly discovers something even better--a new friend. Includes a list of facts and sources of further information.

In 1989, outcasts Marty, Jonny, Lenny, and Doug start a band called the Rock Gods, and they can't believe their luck when they get to chance to open for local rock legend Tommi Tungstun at his upcoming gig. But there's one thing none of the boys expected: mutated monster pigs. Soon, it's up to the four teens to save their town from total destruction.

Nine years after a mysterious ecological disaster, journalism students Alex and Rosalia investigate the strange company that rebuilt their city, but Alex's life is changed forever when he witnesses a hidden battle between a kaiju, a gigantic monster from another world, and the mysterious Masked Hero, a popular urban legend. Alex winds up inheriting the Masked Hero's power, and he transforms into the hero BLAZE. As he tries to master his newfound powers, manage the demands of his internship, and investigate the shady dealings of the company's CEO, Alex must also learn how to be a hero.

The disappearance of the goddess Artemis while out hunting a rare, ancient monster, prompts a group of her followers to join Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.

Seventh-grader Percy Jackson has recently discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half human and half god, and along with a demigod and a satyr friend, must save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces determined to destroy it.

Percy hurries to Camp Half-Blood after his high school is invaded by demonic cheerleaders, and joins his demigod friends on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.

High school senior Magdalena Herrera already has adult responsibilities and a deadly secret hidden in the dark of the basement, one that drains her of energy and leaves her bleeding--until the return of her childhood friend, Nessa, forces her to face her secrets.

"It's winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and she's sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being pursued at that moment by a strange hook-handed man. And the town legend of the Malamander--a part-fish, part-human monster whose egg is said to make dreams come true--is rearing its scaly head. As various townspeople, some good-hearted, some nefarious, reveal themselves to be monster hunters on the sly, can Herbert and Violet elude them and discover what happened to Violet's kin?"--Amazon.

Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High, but everything changes when cool new girl Ella Mooney moves to town, and the pair find themselves on the run from a mysterious group that wants to capture Ella--who occasionally grows fangs and a tail--and her whole family.