| A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd Contributor(s): Ness, Patrick (Author), Kay, Jim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763660655 ISBN-13: 9780763660659 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Monsters - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.4" W x 8.1" (1.08 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 147163 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Patrick Ness's Carnegie Medal-winning masterwork is poised to attract a discerning crossover audience. The monster in Conor's backyard is not the one he's been expecting -- the one from the nightmare he's had every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd -- whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself -- Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined. |