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

Dowd, Siobhan.
ISBN:
9780763692155
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publication Information:
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2016.
Physical Description:
225 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.
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.
Horror tales.
Young adult fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Monsters -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Single-parent families -- Fiction.
Breast -- Cancer -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
England -- Juvenile fiction.
England -- 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.