TY - BOOK AU - Ness,Patrick TI - A monster calls SN - 9780763655594 AV - PZ7.N43843 Mok 2011 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Somerville, Mass. PB - Candlewick Press KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Fiction KW - Monsters KW - Mothers and sons KW - Schools KW - Single-parent families KW - Breast cancer KW - Loss (Psychology) KW - Self-realization KW - sears KW - Mother-son relationship KW - England KW - School stories N2 - 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; 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 creature that wants him to face truth and loss ER -