A monster calls
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
A monster calls
AUTHOR:
Ness, Patrick, 1971-
Dowd, Siobhan
Kay, J. W. (Jim W.)
ISBN:
9781406339345
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Walker Books, 2012
PHYSICAL_DESC:
214 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Carnegie Award Winner.
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 |
| Loss (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction |
| Young adult fiction |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.