A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The #1 New York Times bestseller!An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.
At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster 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 monster in his backyard is different. It's ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd - whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself - Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.
Patrick Ness is the author of seven novels and a collection of short stories. He was born in Virginia and raised in Hawaii and Washington. He has twice been awarded the Carnegie Medal, as well as the Guardian Children's Literature Prize and the Costa Children's Book Award. A Monster Calls, his best-selling novel, was the first to win both the Kate Greenaway and Carnegie Prizes in 2012. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He is based in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780763655594 |
| ISBN 10 | 0763655597 |
| Title | A Monster Calls |
| Author | Patrick Ness |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Year published | 2011-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Young Adult Literature) 2011, Commended for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2012, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2012, Commended for Indies Choice Book Awards (Young Adult) 2012, Commended for Cybils (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr) 2011, Short-listed for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award 2016, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2014, Short-listed for Charlotte Award (Middle School/Grades 6-8) 2014, Short-listed for Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 6-8) 2013, Short-listed for Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2014 |
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