A taste for monsters
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York :
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
343 pages ; 22 cm
Lexile measure:
850L
Rating:
850L
Status:
Description
In 1888 seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man--but when the Jack the Ripper murders begin she and Merrick find themselveshaunted by the ghosts of the slain women, and Evelyn is caught up in the mystery of Jack's identity.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Miller Teen Fiction
TEEN/FIC/KIRBY
On Shelf
Madison/Scranton Teen Fiction
TF KIRBY
On Shelf
New London Young Adult
YAF KIRBY
On Shelf
West Haven Main Young Adult Fiction
YA FIC KIR
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Ghost stories.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Jack, -- the Ripper -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Merrick, Joseph Carey, -- 1862-1890 -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Neurofibromatosis -- Fiction.
Phosphorus -- Physiological effect -- Fiction.
Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.
Jack, -- the Ripper -- Fiction.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Merrick, Joseph Carey, -- 1862-1890 -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Neurofibromatosis -- Fiction.
Phosphorus -- Physiological effect -- Fiction.
Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
More Details
Street Date:
1609
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780545817844, 0545817846
Accelerated Reader:
MG+
Level 5.7, 14 Points
Level 5.7, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
850
Notes
Description
In 1888 seventeen-year-old Evelyn Fallow, herself disfigured by the phosphorus in the match factory where she worked, has been hired as a maid to Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man--but when the Jack the Ripper murders begin she and Merrick find themselveshaunted by the ghosts of the slain women, and Evelyn is caught up in the mystery of Jack's identity.
Target Audience
850L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG+,5.7,14,185151
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Kirby, M. J. A taste for monsters. First edition.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kirby, Matthew J., 1976-. A Taste for Monsters. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kirby, Matthew J., 1976-, A Taste for Monsters. .
MLA Citation (style guide)Kirby, Matthew J. A Taste for Monsters. First edition.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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