{"product_id":"a-monster-calls-inspired-by-an-idea-from-siobhan-dowd-paperback","title":"A Monster Calls: Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim Kay\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrick Ness's Carnegie Medal-winning masterwork is poised to attract a discerning crossover audience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe monster in Conor's backyard is not the one he's been expecting -- the one from the nightmare he's had every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Ness \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eA Monster Calls \u003c\/i\u003e(inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd), which won both the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist, and was made into a major motion picture for which he wrote the screenplay. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling Chaos Walking trilogy, \u003ci\u003eMore Than This\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelease\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Different for Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of Us Just Live Here\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBurn\u003c\/i\u003e. His many accolades include two Carnegie Medals, an Olivier Award, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eChildren's Fiction Prize, the Book Trust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children's Book Award. Patrick Ness lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Kay\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eA Monster Calls\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrick Ness, for which he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal; \u003ci\u003eBugs\u003c\/i\u003e by George McGavin; and \u003ci\u003eThe Great War\u003c\/i\u003e. He studied illustration and worked in the archives of the Tate gallery and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, two experiences that heavily influence his work. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green Mountain Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monster Calls\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52864847282400,"sku":"9780763660659","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/StghvTJ3w-9780763660659.webp?v=1781262166","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-monster-calls-inspired-by-an-idea-from-siobhan-dowd-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}