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The Monstrumologist: The Terror Beneath

About The Book

Will Henryis anassistant to a doctor with a most unusual speciality: monster hunting!In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown usedto late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was feeding on her, Will's world changes forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagi- a headless monster that feeds through the mouthfuls of teeth in its chest - and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi.Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatening to consume our world and find the rest of the monsters before it is too late...

About The Author

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Rick Yancey is the author of The Monstrumologist, The Curse of the Wendigo, The Isle of Blood, and The Final Descent. He is also the author of The Fifth Wave series. Rick lives with his wife Sandy and two sons in Gainesville, Florida. Visit him at RickYancey.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's UK (March 4, 2010)
  • Length: 448 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780857070241
  • Ages: 13 - 99

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Awards and Honors

  • ALA Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book
  • Booklist Editors' Choice
  • ALA Best Books For Young Adults
  • Garden State Teen Book Award Nominee (NJ)
  • Texas Lone Star Reading List
  • Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award Master List
  • Volunteer State Book Award Nominee (TN)
  • Green Mountain Book Award Master List (VT)
  • TAYSHAS Reading List (TX)
  • Amelia Elizabeth Walden Finalist (NCTE/ALAN)
  • Michigan Library Assoc. Thumbs Up! Honor Book
  • ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - Top Ten
  • Florida Book Award Silver Medal, Children's

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