At night, when he isn’t trapped in a recurring nightmare too terrible to think about, he is visited by a very real monster in the form of a giant yew tree. As Conor watches his mother succumb to cancer, he is pummeled by grief, anger, isolation, helplessness, and something even darker. First published July, 2011 ( Booklist).Īfter the stylistic feats and dumbfounding originality of Ness’ Chaos Walking trilogy, this follow-up effort comes as something of a surprise-an earthbound story concocted from a premise left behind by the late Siobhan Dowd. Classroom Connections: Sorry for Your Loss: Books about Grief.Core Collection: Healing through Fantasy.The Booklist Top of the List Interview: Patrick Ness.Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2011.
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