Oppel, Kenneth,

This dark endeavor : the apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein / [Kenneth Oppel]. - 1st Simon & Schuster BFYR pbk. ed. - New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2012. - 298 p. ; 23 cm. - Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein ; 1. .

Includes reading group guide.

When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura.

ISBN: 9781442403161 (pbk.) 1442403160 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Twins
Brothers
Alchemy
Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character)

LC Class. No.: PZ7.O614 / Thi 2012