01377cam a2200337 4500 388583568 TxAuBib 20170530120000.0 101029s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010040741 9780763655594 0763655597 (OCoLC)690584334 DLC DLC NTE TxAuBib Ness, Patrick, 1971- A monster calls : a novel / by Patrick Ness. 1st U.S. ed. Somerville, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2011. 204 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. "Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd". 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. 20111228. Self-actualization (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. Monsters Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons Juvenile fiction. Schools Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families Juvenile fiction. Breast Cancer Juvenile fiction. Loss (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. England Juvenile fiction.