书目

Monster Calls

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.

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