Ness, Patrick,

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, c2011. - 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.

ISBN: 9780763655594 9780763660659

LCCN: 2010040741

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

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]