A Monster Calls

Name: A Monster Calls
ISBN: 9781406361803

by Patrick Ness, Siobhan Dowd

ISBN 9781406361803

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The bestselling novel and major film about love, loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness.Conor has the same dream every night, ever since his mother first fell ill, ever since she started the treatments that don't quite seem to be working. But tonight is different. Tonight, when he wakes, there's a visitor at his window. It's ancient, elemental, a force of nature. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth. Patrick Ness takes the final idea of the late, award-winning writer Siobhan Dowd and weaves an extraordinary and heartbreaking tale of mischief, healing and above all, the courage it takes to survive.

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The monster is described as "ancient, elemental, a force of nature." How did your perception of the monster evolve throughout the story, and what do you believe its true purpose was for Conor?
2
The monster demands "the truth" from Conor. What different kinds of truth—emotional, factual, unspoken—do you think Conor is grappling with, and why is it so difficult for him to articulate them?
3
The monster tells three morally ambiguous stories. How do these tales challenge Conor's (and perhaps your own) preconceived notions of heroes and villains, justice, and the complexities of human nature?

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