A Monster Calls by Patrick NessMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was an interesting tale about a thirteen-year-old boy whose mother is dying of cancer. He is having terrible nightmares and a terrible time fighting bullies and "being invisible" to teachers ever since his mother began chemotherapy. Since his parents are divorced and his father lives across the ocean in America, he feels very much alone. Then one night at 12:07 a monster in the form of an ancient yew tree appears at his window. The monster tells Conor some confusing stories as he appears several times, and then demands that Conor tell him a story. Through all of this his mother gets worse, and with the monsters help he is able to confront her dying. I'm still not sure if the monster was meant to be real or just the inner struggle Conor is facing. Sad, but heart-warming story.
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