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Mandi Hidalgo

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Born

in Church Point, The United States

May 27, 1982

Website

https://www.mandimonster.com/

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Genre

Poetry, Art

Influences

Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, Neil Gaiman, Mary Shelley

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March 2012

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Mandi "Monster" Hidalgo is a poet and artist from a small town in Louisiana. She started drawing as soon as she could hold a pencil. She started writing poetry at 9 years old. She dabbles in many arts and constantly strives to be as creative as possible. Art is in her veins, poetry is in her brain, and she wants to share all her ideas and creativity with you. ...more

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Hello, boils and ghouls! It's your neighborhood word witch here just stopping by to introduce myself...

I am a poet and artist in Church Point, Louisiana. I began writing when I was just nine years old, and I had my first poem featured in the Amherst Society's American Poetry Annual anthology in 1996.

I put writing aside for several years, focusing more on art. I was featured in several local art sh Read more of this blog post »

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Death and the Visitors (Mary Shelley Mystery, #2)

by Heather Redmond (Goodreads Author)

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The Book of Useless Information

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The Journals of Sylvia Plath

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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book liked it Bride of Frankenstein by Carolina Morales by Unknown Author	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was a decent collection of poems. There wasn't really anything standout to be, but it was overall okay. ...more
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book it was amazing Frankenstein: A Classic Pop-Up Tale by Claire Bampton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is truly stunning pop-up book! I mean, I am really impressed with the artwork and the pop-ups!
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book it was amazing Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't like this one quite as much as Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich, but I did enjoy it thoroughly nonetheless. The artwork is great too! ...more
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book it was amazing Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I thoroughly adore everything about this - the poems, the artwork, the whole shebang. I honestly didn't expect to love it as much I do, but I'm so happy I read this and have it in my library. ...more
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book it was ok Frankenstein by Ed Bremson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I bought this out of mere curiosity when I read, "In this book of poems, Ed Bremson has erased all the bad things from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein," in the synopsis. I thought, "What would actually be left?" I mean, when you remove all the "bad thing ...more
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book really liked it Making Friends with Frankenstein by Colin McNaughton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love children's poetry, especially ones about monsters, icky things, and such. I really enjoyed this! ...more
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Mandi Hidalgo rated a book it was amazing Frankenstein by Sam Ita	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a great pop-up adaptation of Frankenstein! A rare treat for a Franken-fangirl! So happy to add this one to the collection. I'm always amazed at the paper engineering involved in these creations. ...more
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