W. Ross Macdonald School Library

A Monster Calls /

Ness, Patrick, 1971- , author.

A Monster Calls / Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. - First U.S. edition in this format 2015. - Somerville, Mass., Candlewick Press, 2016, c2011 - 225 pages ; 20 cm

Previously published in 2011 with illustrations. This edition lacks illustrations. Includes book group discussion guide.

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

730L Lexile Middle grade.



Carnegie Medal, 2012

9780763692155


Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction
Monsters--Fiction
Mothers and sons--Fiction
Schools--Fiction
Single-parent families--Fiction
Breast--Cancer--Fiction
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction


England--Fiction.

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