内容简介
Anunflinching,darklyfunny,anddeeplymovingstoryofaboy,hisseriouslyillmother,andanunexpectedmonstrousvisitor.Atsevenminutespastmidnight,thirteen-year-oldConorwakestofindamonsteroutsidehisbedroomwindow.Butitisn'tthemonsterConor'sbeenexpecting--he'sbeenexpectingtheonefromhisnightmare,thenightmarehe'shadnearlyeverynightsincehismotherstartedhertreatments.Themonsterinhisbackyardisdifferent.It'sancient.Andwild.AnditwantssomethingfromConor.Somethingterribleanddangerous.Itwantsthetruth.Fromthefinalideaofaward-winningauthorSiobhanDowd--whoseprematuredeathfromcancerpreventedherfromwritingitherself--PatrickNesshasspunahauntinganddarklyfunnynovelofmischief,loss,andmonstersbothrealandimagined.
作者简介
PatrickNessistheauthorofthecriticallyacclaimedandbest-sellingChaosWalkingtrilogy.Hehaswonnumerousawards,includingtheGuardianChildren'sFictionPrize,theBooktrustTeenagePrize,andtheCostaChildren'sBookAward.BorninVirginia,helivesinLondon.SiobhanDowdspenttwentyyearsasahumanrightscampaignerforPENandAmnestyInternationalbeforeherfirstnovel,ASWIFTPURECRY,waspublishedin2006.ShewontheCarnegieMedalposthumouslyin2009afterherdeathattheageofforty-seven.JimKaystudiedillustrationandworkedinthearchivesoftheTateGalleryandtheKewRoyalBotanicGardens,twoexperiencesthatheavilyinfluencehiswork.HisimagesforAMONSTERCALLSuseeverythingfrombeetlestobreadboardstocreateinterestingmarksandtextures.JimKaylivesinEdinburgh,Scotland.