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A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness

At 12:07 a.m., a monster comes to thirteen-year-old Conor — ancient, terrifying, and utterly unlike the nightmare he has been having for months. A devastating novel about the stories we tell ourselves to survive the unbearable. Based on an idea by Siobhan Dowd.

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