Lee 's first book was a retelling of the Frankenstein story and earned Lee the Pen - New England Susan P. Bloom Children 's Book Discovery Award .
Lee 's first book is 2015 's This Monstrous Thing .
Lee 's first book , 2015 's This Monstrous Thing , was a retelling of the Frankenstein story and earned Lee the Pen - New England Susan P. Bloom Children 's Book Discovery Award .