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classicsclassicscalicocalico mary shelley’s i llu strate d by:i llu strate d by: eric scott fishereric scott fisher adap te d by:adap te d by: dotti enderledotti enderle frankensteinfrankenstein frankenstein classicscalico frankenstein mary shelley’s adapted by: dotti enderle illustrated by: eric scott fisher visit us at www.abdopublishing.com published by magic wagon, a division of the abdo group, 8000 west 78th street, edina, minnesota 55439. copyright © 2010 by abdo consulting group, inc. international copyrights reserved in all countries. all rights reserved. no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. calico chapter books™ is a trademark and logo of magic wagon. printed in the united states of america, melrose park, illinois. 102009 012010 original text by mary shelley adapted by dotti enderle illustrated by eric scott fisher edited by stephanie hedlund and rochelle baltzer cover and interior design by abbey fitzgerald library of …
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11: the monster’s demands . . . . . 70 chapter 12: a proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 chapter 13: back to the graveyard . . . . . . 85 chapter 14: prison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 chapter 15: the wedding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 chapter 16: a final vow . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 chapter 17: captain walton . . . . . . . . . . 109 4 the icy north i stand on the deck, looking out. the white snow and ice crystals are blinding. our ship is stuck as we’re trapped here in a glacier. it is …
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the warmth will save his life. after some color returns to his skin, i say, “i am captain walton. this is my ship.” the man barely moves. he opens his eyes a little. “you are safe now,” i reassure him. but he shakes his head. “no. there is no place safe. not while he is loose. i mustn’t stay here. i have to look for him.” “who?” i ask. but the man closes his eyes and falls into a deep sleep. the man is unconscious for several days. his fever is high, and i try to comfort him with cool water. i force him to drink warm tea. despite my efforts, he only wakes occasionally. “must find him!” he shouts. “must destroy him!” i think it is just the fever causing bad dreams. but finally the man wakes. he carefully pulls himself up. 7 8 “let me bring you some …
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ral years after that, my brother william was born. he was small, sweet, and wonderful. we were a happy family. i went to school and studied hard. i loved learning, especially math and science. i spent more time with my book than with my friends. then i met henry clerval, a boy much like me. we enjoyed all the same things. we loved to explore. we loved nature and science. soon, we became best friends. i especially liked reading. i spent many, many hours reading to elizabeth. even though we grew up in the same house, i never looked at her as my sister. i cared for her, and she cared for me. i always knew that when we grew up we would marry. one night, a sudden storm blew in. the rain pounded the roof. thunder boomed like a cannon. and lightning streaked across the sky like broken glass. …
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lay within a person’s flesh. soon my laboratory was filled with notes and books. the tables were lined with jars and beakers. even in the day i burned candles for light because i kept the windows shut tight. i could not risk anyone seeing my project. hours turned into days. days turned into months. sometimes i forgot to eat. i’d make 13 myself stop long enough to swallow a few bites of bread. i never quit working. without proper nourishment, i began to resemble the skeletons that dangled inside my lab. i had lost far too much weight. when i did look in the mirror, it seemed as though a stranger was staring back. my cheeks had become hollow. my eyes appeared red and tired. and my greasy hair grew wild around my face. but i kept going. i only left my lab when necessary, and usually at night. i …

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classicsclassicscalicocalico mary shelley’s i llu strate d by:i llu strate d by: eric scott fishereric scott fisher adap te d by:adap te d by: dotti enderledotti enderle frankensteinfrankenstein frankenstein classicscalico frankenstein mary shelley’s adapted by: dotti enderle illustrated by: eric scott fisher visit us at www.abdopublishing.com published by magic wagon, a division of the abdo group, 8000 west 78th street, edina, minnesota 55439. copyright © 2010 by abdo consulting group, inc. international copyrights reserved in all countries. all rights reserved. no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. calico chapter books™ is a trademark and logo of magic wagon. printed in the united states of america, melrose park, illinois. 10200...

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