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A monster calls : a novel /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ness, Patrick, 1971-
Other Authors: Kay, Jim (Illustrator), Dowd, Siobhan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, [2011].
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Fiction.
Monsters > Fiction.
Mothers and sons > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
Single-parent families > Fiction.
Breast cancer > Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Family > Parents.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Monsters.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION > Social Themes > Death & Dying.
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:American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
ISBN:9780763655594
0763655597
9780763692155
0763692158
0763660655
9780763660659
9780605596894
0605596891