Full name: This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

Author: Kenneth Oppel Year: 2011 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Young adult, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Horror, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781442403154 9781442403161 1442403152 1442403160

Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein and inseparable until Konrad falls gravely ill. In the forbidden Dark Library, Victor finds an ancient formula, and seeks an alchemist to recreate the Elixir of Life. With friends Elizabeth and Henry, he scales highest trees in the Strumwald, dives deepest lake caves, and each sacrifices a body part. Similar books: Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman Loch by Paul Zindel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Bound by Donna Jo Napoli The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein Angel Thieves by Kathi Appelt Clay by David Almond The Stuff of Nightmares by Malorie Blackman Blood Red, Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick Strange Objects by Gary Crew My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand Plain Kate by Erin Bow The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson Wonder Show by Hannah Barnaby