Yancey, R. (2009). Monstromologist. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN: 1416984496
Plot Summary
Monstromologist centers around a 12 year old boy named Will Henry who is an apprentice to Pellinore Worthrop. Worthrop is a brilliant, yet quite obsessed monstromologist who hunts and studies monsters in the late 1800's. When a new monster invades New England, Will and Worthrop, along with a famous monster hunter hunt, and capture them. This breed is named Anthropophagi which are gruesome creatures who eat flesh and have shark like teeth in their stomach.
Critical Evaluation
This book will haunt you and keep you up at night. Although this book is over 400 pages long and very wordy, the fear factor is still there. Not cheesy in the least, readers will have a vivid memory of an upside down Anthropophagi hanging upside down in the laboratory or hear the running footsteps as the creatures decend upon Will and Worthrop. A great, yet frightening read. This is possibly the best true horror book of this year!
Readers Annotation
Freddy and Jason have nothing on this 19th century horror!
Information about the Author
Rick Yancey has wanted to be a writer since he was young. He earned a degree in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago and moved to Florida to pursue a career in the arts. He taught part time and performed in the theater and was an IRS agent for ten years.
After leaving the IRS in 2004 he wrote, Confessions of a Tax Collector, which was named the top five books that have been written about taxes. He has since written six novels. In 2009 he wrote Monstromologist which is his first YA novel. He lives in Florida with his wife Sandy and his three sons.
Genre
Horror
Curriculum Ties
An English teacher can create a course called Monster Lit.
Booktalking Ideas
- How does this horror book compare to other books about monsters?
- Can you consider Worthrop a monster too? Why or why not?
Reading Level/Interest Age
9-12th grade/Young Adult
Challenge Issues
I would offer my library's Collection Development Policy which highlights how challenges and reconsideration's are handled. I would ask the challenger and the professional reviewing it to familiarize themselves with the book.
Reason for Selection
Being that I am not a huge horror fan, I am a bit of a wuss, but my friend recommended this novel, and I thank her for the nightmares that I have endured.
Information about the Author
Rick Yancey has wanted to be a writer since he was young. He earned a degree in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago and moved to Florida to pursue a career in the arts. He taught part time and performed in the theater and was an IRS agent for ten years.
After leaving the IRS in 2004 he wrote, Confessions of a Tax Collector, which was named the top five books that have been written about taxes. He has since written six novels. In 2009 he wrote Monstromologist which is his first YA novel. He lives in Florida with his wife Sandy and his three sons.
Genre
Horror
Curriculum Ties
An English teacher can create a course called Monster Lit.
Booktalking Ideas
- How does this horror book compare to other books about monsters?
- Can you consider Worthrop a monster too? Why or why not?
Reading Level/Interest Age
9-12th grade/Young Adult
Challenge Issues
I would offer my library's Collection Development Policy which highlights how challenges and reconsideration's are handled. I would ask the challenger and the professional reviewing it to familiarize themselves with the book.
Reason for Selection
Being that I am not a huge horror fan, I am a bit of a wuss, but my friend recommended this novel, and I thank her for the nightmares that I have endured.
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