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A monster calls
Title:
A monster calls
Author:
Ness, Patrick, 1971-

Dowd, Siobhan.

Kay, Jim (Illustrator)
ISBN:
9780763660659
Edition:
First U.S. special edition.
Publication Information:
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
204 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Abstract:
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.
適用年齡:
Ages 12 and up.
Subject:
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
Monsters -- Juvenile fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction.
Single-parent families -- Juvenile fiction.
Breast -- Cancer -- Juvenile fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
England -- Juvenile fiction.
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.