The curse of the Wendigo
Readers rate it 4.0 (24 on Hardcover)
424 pages · Released 2010 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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This gothic horror novel features a wendigo—a monster that consumes human flesh—and includes intense action sequences and dark themes suitable for older middle-grade and young adult readers. While the violence is present and the atmosphere is genuinely frightening, it avoids graphic gore and focuses on suspense and mystery. The story offers strong positive messages about courage, loyalty, and moral responsibility through the relationship between Will and Dr. Warthrop.
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In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New England scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh. In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New England scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh.
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- Supernatural
- Apprentices
- Horror stories
- Orphans
- Monsters
- Fiction
- William James Henry (Fictitious character)
- Juvenile fiction
- Paranormal fiction
- Historical fiction
- Horror fiction
- Children's fiction
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ISBN 9781416984504 · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers