A monster calls novel6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() In his recurring dreamSPOILER ALERTa terrifying monster tries to pull his mother down into a pit, and Conors at the edge trying to hang onto her hands. ![]() 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. 13-year-old Conor OMalleys mom (or 'mum,' as the Brits say), is dying of cancer, and Conors having nightmares. The monster in his backyard is different. But it isn’t the monster Conor’s been expecting - he’s been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he’s had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. NOW A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor, featuring stunning artwork by Jim Kay.Īt seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Literature ![]()
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