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A monster calls :

Ness, Patrick.

A monster calls : a novel / by Patrick Ness ; from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay. - London, [England] : Walker Books, 2011. - 214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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.

Carnegie Award Winner.

9781406339345 (pbk.) 9781406311525 1406311529

GBB0E5450 bnb


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Loss (Psychology)--Juvenile fiction.
Premiers Reading Challenge 7-9.


England--Juvenile fiction.


Young adult fiction

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