A 2021 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens pick.
When angsty teenager Mary Shelley is not interested in carrying on her family-s celebrated legacy of being a great writer, but she soon discovers that she has the not-so-celebrated and super-secret Shelley power to heal monsters, just like her famous ancestor, and those monsters are not going to let her ignore her true calling anytime soon.
Everyone expects sixteen-year-old Mary to be a great writer. After all, her mother, her aunt, and her grandmother are all successful writers (as they constantly remind her)-not to mention her famous namesake, the OG Mary Shelley, horror author extraordinaire. But Mary is pretty sure she-s not cut out for that life. She can-t even stay awake in class! Then one dark and rainy night, she-s confronted with a whole new destiny. Mary has the ability to heal monsters- and they-re not going to leave her alone until she does.
With the help of a mysterious (and mysteriously cute) st
