I am Mary Shelly

I am Mary Shelly
Author: Brad Meltzer
Artist: Christopher Eliopulos
Based on the series: Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum and Ordinary People Change the World Kids books
Penguin Young Reader Level 3
Cost $ 4.99 US
Penguin Young Readers.
ISBN: 978-0-593-22580-6
Reviewed by Allen Klingelhoets

I am Mary Shelly is for transitional kids' readers. This means – multisyllable and compound words.

2. More dialogue.

Different point of view.

More complex storylines and characters.

Greater range of genres.

The back cover states about story. Every single boy or girl has what it takes to change the world! Xavier is excited to tell a spooky campfire story. There’s just one problem: He only knows how to tell silly stories. To the Secret Museum!

The story inside was adapted by Marilyn Easton.

I found story rather amusing. I liked how three children: Xavier, Yadina and a young Brad Meltzer went to Secret Museum and went back in time to see Mary Shelly. It was fun to see how Mary Shelly used imagination of clouds to visualize many different shapes. She also made clear that stories do not have set patterns. Like cloud shapes use imagi9nation. Everyone will see different shapes in clouds. She just happened to see castles and things which might turn into Frankenstein story. Mary Shelly also wrote stories with feather. There were no pens and crayons in 1905. The feather in future was at Secret Museum. Feather was used to zone in on Mary Shelly when went in time. Mary Shelly explained to trio that a story can be anything you want it to be. Xavier does not want to tell a scary story. He likes to make people laugh. Mary told Xavier. “Silly stories are great!” she said to Xavier. “That’s your way of telling a story. Mary than said: “My way is with castles and monsters and lightning bolts in the sky”. She added, ”Let your imagination run wild, “ Mary suggests to Xavier. “ Tell a story a story that’s spooky and silly. Xavier and two friends go into future back to camp fire. Xavier tells a story that is spooky and silly. They all have good laugh.

The story I am Mary Shelly was 32 pages long.

I noticed at end of book there are other books in level 3 in series.

I am Cleopatra

I am Mary Anning

I am Alexander Hamilton

I am Eleanor Roosevelt

The books are based on PBS Kids educational cartoon Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum on television.



Allen Klingelhoets