A Monster Calls Contributor(s): Ness, Patrick (Author), Kay, Jim (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763655597 ISBN-13: 9780763655594 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Young Adult Fiction | Monsters - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Parents |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2010040741 |
Age Level: 12-UP |
Grade Level: 7-UP |
Lexile Measure: 730(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.6" W x 8.3" L (1.35 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2016 Georgia Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's Book, 2014 Charlotte Award, Nominee, Middle School/Grades 6-8, 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2013 Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2012 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Fourteen and Up, 2012 Rhode Island Teen Book Award, Nominee, Ages 12 & Up, 2014 Isinglass Teen Read Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2012 L.A. Times Book Prize, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2011 Indies Choice Book Awards, Honor Book, Young Adult, 2012 Cybils, Finalist, Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr, 2011 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/20/2011 Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 52 Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2011 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2011 pg. 93 School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 164 Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 407 - Recommended - Hard To Beat New York Times Book Review 10/16/2011 pg. 18 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2011 New York Times Book Review 10/23/2011 pg. 30 Shelf Awareness 09/27/2011 Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 40 NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/04/2011 pg. 33 Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2011 pg. 2223 Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 13 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 29 LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2011 pg. 64 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 107 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 147163 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The #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. At seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. 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. The monster in his backyard is different. It's 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. |
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