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Publication
Candlewick (2013), Edition: Reprint, 224 pages
Description
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
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Original publication date
2011-05-05
Awards
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — Young Adult Literature — 2011)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 6-8 — 2014)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2013)
Bram Stoker Award (Nominee — Young Adult Novel — 2011)
Green Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
British Book Award (Winner — Children's Book — 2011)
Thumbs Up! Award (Honor — 2012)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2014)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee — 2015)
The Children's Book Award (Winner — Overall — 2012)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 2012)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Middle School — 2020)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2012)
UKLA Book Award (Shortlist — 2012)
Westchester Fiction Award (Winner — 2012)
The Kitschies (Winner — 2011)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2013)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Winner — 2012)
Sakura Medal (Middle School — 2014)
Prix Imaginales (2013)
Europese Literatuurprijs (Longlist — 2014)
Prix Elbakin.net (2012)
Locus Recommended Reading (Young Adult Book — 2011)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2012)
CCBC Choices (2012)
Notable Children's Book (2012)
Nerdy Book Award (Young Adult Literature — 2011)
OYAN Book Rave (2012)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2012)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2011)
Language
Original language
English