A Monster Calls
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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.
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Two Thumbs Up submitted by Avliss on June 18, 2016, 7:51pm Absolutely amazing. It's innovative, creepy, and heart-rending all at the same time without straying into the land of melodrama. The illustrations in particular lend to the haunting atmosphere.
Beautiful submitted by srahman on July 29, 2016, 9:42pm This was a very amazing book for me and extremely emotional for me b/c being the baby I am, I cried a couple times and I just loved the monster so much and I kept on flipping pages!
Beautiful imagery submitted by shelbynbarney on June 30, 2017, 10:49am I loved the imagery in this book--both the illustrations and the imagery from the prose. It's well written and lovely.
Poignant story about grief submitted by irksit on June 23, 2018, 6:57pm A beautifully written and illustrated book. The storytelling is excellent. A quick and very touching read.
A Monster Calls submitted by kassafrass on June 21, 2019, 9:40am I was skeptical about this book because of the somewhat trite story being set up. But I was proven completely wrong, and was very moved by this book--it was powerful, uniquely written, and memorable, with some strong takeaways. I finished it wanting to read more by the same author, I was very impressed. The illustrations are also by Jim Kay, who does the illustrations for the new illustrated Harry Potter books, so loved that too!
Amazing submitted by c_zhang on June 28, 2019, 2:27pm Moving and beautifully written. The imagery was vivid also. Very emotional.
A Monster Calls submitted by lstorc on July 23, 2019, 10:45pm This is a great movie for understanding loss and grief. It is too dark for very young kids.
PUBLISHED
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 204 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
READING LEVEL
Lexile: 730
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780763655594
0763655597
9780763660659
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kay, Jim.
SUBJECTS
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Monsters -- Fiction.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Single-parent families -- Fiction.
Breast cancer -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
England -- Fiction.