Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

A monster calls

Responsibility statement

by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay

Sub title

a novel

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 lossThe monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster that thirteen year old Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming ... This monster, though, is something different. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth

Target audience

pre adolescent

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