A monster calls /

A monster calls / a novel by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ness, Patrick, 1971-
Other Authors: Kay, Jim (Illustrator), Dowd, Siobhan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Juvenile fiction.
Children of cancer patients > Juvenile fiction.
Parents > Death > Juvenile fiction.
Monsters > Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
Children's nightmares > Juvenile fiction.
Bullying in schools > Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction.
Breast > Cancer > Juvenile fiction.
Loss (Psychology) in children > Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization > Fiction.
Monsters > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Single-parent families > Fiction.
Breast cancer > Fiction.
Loss > Fiction.
Single parent families.
Breast.
Secondary sex characteristics.
Erogenous body parts.
England > Juvenile fiction.
England > Fiction.
Young adult fiction.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Awards:Kate Greenaway Medal, 2012
Carnegie Medal Award, 2012
ISBN:9780763655594
0763655597
9780763692155
0763692158
0763660655
9780763660659
9780605596894
0605596891

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