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| Author | Rick Yancey |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Monstrumologist series |
| Genre | Gothic horror |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Publication date | September 22, 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 434 pp |
| ISBN | 978-1-4169-8448-1 |
| OCLC | 764442781 |
| LC Class | PZ7.Y19197 Mon 2009 |
| Followed by | The Curse of the Wendigo |
The Monstrumologist is a young adult horror novel written by American author Rick Yancey. It was published on September 22, 2009 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. It is the first book in The Monstrumologist series, followed by The Curse of the Wendigo. The story follows Will Henry, an orphaned assistant to Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, a man who specializes in monstrumology, the study of monsters.
The novel received the 2010 Michael L. Printz Honor Award for excellence in young adult literature.[1]
- ^ "Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books". YALSA. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2017.