Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
A Monster Calls
Contributor(s): Ness, Patrick (Author), Kay, Jim (Illustrator)

View larger image

ISBN: 0763655597     ISBN-13: 9780763655594
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Retail: $22.99OUR PRICE: $16.78  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $15.40   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $14.71   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2011
* Out of Print *
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.

 
Customers who bought this item also bought...

The Book Thief - Reprint Edition
Wonder
The Graveyard Book - Reprint Edition
Okay for Now
Inside Out & Back Again - Reprint Edition
Speak
A Long Walk to Water - Reprint Edition
The Outsiders - Reprint Edition
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!