A Monster Calls
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: 204 pages : illustrations ; 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.
Subjects:
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Teen fiction.
Children of cancer patients -- Teen fiction.
Parents -- Death -- Teen fiction.
Monsters -- Teen fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Teen fiction.
Children's nightmares -- Teen fiction.
Bullying in schools -- Teen fiction.
Single-parent families -- Teen fiction.
Breast -- Cancer -- Teen fiction.
Loss (Psychology) in children -- Teen fiction.
Schools -- Teen fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Teen fiction.
England -- Teen fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Teen fiction.
Children of cancer patients -- Teen fiction.
Parents -- Death -- Teen fiction.
Monsters -- Teen fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Teen fiction.
Children's nightmares -- Teen fiction.
Bullying in schools -- Teen fiction.
Single-parent families -- Teen fiction.
Breast -- Cancer -- Teen fiction.
Loss (Psychology) in children -- Teen fiction.
Schools -- Teen fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Teen fiction.
England -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: 730L
ISBN:
9780763655594
More Formats
Accelerated Reader MG+ 4.8 5.
Reading Counts 6-8 4.5 9.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.8 5.0 147163.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.5 9 Quiz: 55561.
Kate Greenaway Medal, 2012
Carnegie Medal Award, 2012
Reading Counts 6-8 4.5 9.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 4.8 5.0 147163.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.5 9 Quiz: 55561.
Kate Greenaway Medal, 2012
Carnegie Medal Award, 2012