Alasdair comes from a family of clockworks, and he knows the trade well, learning his skills from his father. These are difficult times and people missing limbs often visit clockwork tradesmen to create working arms and legs for them. However, using mechanics is deemed wrong, and the people using these devices are looked down as half human and the mechanics must work secretly.
Alasdair loves the engineering aspect, even more so than his brother. When his older brother, Oliver, gets an opportunity to work with the great Dr. Geisler, he gets jealous.
On a stormy night while Dr. Geisler and Oliver are working on the clock tower, Oliver falls to his death (or was he pushed?) and Alasdair puts his brother back together. But this thing is not the brother he remembers.
There's also another character, Mary, but I don't want to give up too much information. Just know she plays an important part in this novel.
Definitely would recommend this book for middle school libraries. What a interesting way for students to discover Frankenstein!
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