01891cam a2200469 4500 544941796 TxAuBib 20120531120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 20-10040741 9780763655594 hbk. 0763655597 hbk. DLC TxAuBib 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 ; 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. Accelerated Reader 12-17 4.8 5.0. 20120531. Loss (Psychology) Fiction. Loss (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. Breast cancer Fiction. Breast cancer Cancer Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families Fiction. Single-parent families Juvenile fiction. School & Education Fiction. School & Education Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons Fiction. Mothers and sons Juvenile fiction. Monsters Fiction. Monsters. Self-actualization (Psychology) Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) Juvenile fiction. England Fiction. England Juvenile fiction. Kay, Jim. Dowd, Siobhan. BTCLS