Displaying 1 of 1 2016 Format: Book Author: Ness, Patrick, 1971- author. Title: A monster calls / a novel by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay. Edition: First U.S. special collectors' edition. Publisher, Date: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2016. ©2011 Description: 342 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm 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. Target Audience Note: Ages 12-17. Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction. Monsters -- Fiction. Mothers and sons -- Fiction. Schools -- Fiction. Single-parent families -- Fiction. Breast -- Cancer -- Fiction. Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction. England -- Fiction. Genre: Young adult fiction. Other Author: Dowd, Siobhan, contributor. Kay, Jim (Illustrator), illustrator. Notes: Supplementary materials include: The story of the book, From story to screenplay, interviews, movie stills. A Junior Library Guild selection. Kate Greenaway Medal Winner. Carnegie Medal Winner. LCCN: 2010040741 ISBN: 9780763692384 9780763655594 9780763660659 9780763680817 System Availability: 8 # System items in: 7 # Local items: 0 # Local items in: 0 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1