01487cam a2200373 i 4500 1846741977 TxAuBib 20211212120000.0 101029s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010040741 9780763655594 0763655597 DLC DLC DLC TLC rda TxAuBib rda Ness, Patrick, 1971-, author. A monster calls : a novel / by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay. First U.S. edition. Somerville, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2011. 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20211212. Self-actualization (Psychology) Fiction. Monsters Fiction. Mothers and sons Fiction. Schools Fiction. Single-parent families Fiction. Breast cancer Fiction. Loss (Psychology) Fiction. England Fiction. Kay, Jim, (Illustrator), illustrator. Dowd, Siobhan, author.