NOW THAT IT IS OCTOBER...

I want to talk about some of the books I've read that have Halloween themes. One of most famous monsters of all time is, of course, the Frankenstein monster created by Victor Frankenstein in the classic book by Mary Shelley. But have you ever wondered what Victor was like as a teenager? Kenneth Oppel in his novel This Dark Endeavor takes us into the world of the wealthy Frankenstein family in the 1700s. Victor, his twin brother Konrad, and their cousin Elizabeth find a hidden passage in the mansion that leads to a secret alchemy laboratory and library. When Konrad becomes deathly ill, Victor and Elizabeth try to save Konrad by using information from the alchemy library even though their parents object. Find out what fascinated Victor as a teen and lead him to attempt to recreate life as an adult. Exciting, scary, adventurous, daring describe this new book by the author of the Silverwing books.

This is the first book in a series called The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein. Let me know if you want the IMC to get additional titles in the series. Also I have learned that a movie version is in development. No word yet about when production might start.