Ness, Patrick, 1971-

A monster calls : a novel / by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay. - 1st U.S. ed. - Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011. - 204 p. : ill. ; 21 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.

ISBN: 9780763655594 (hbk.) 0763655597 (hbk.) 9780763660659 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010040741

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Self-actualization (Psychology)--Fiction.
Monsters--fiction.
Mothers and sons--Fiction.
Schools--Fiction.
Single-parent families--Fiction.
Breast--Cancer--Fiction.
Loss (Psychology)--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]