Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | 2012 | Winner |
About This Book
Conor is visited by a monster at thirteen minutes past midnight—a creature as old as time who demands to be told the truth. As his mother's illness worsens, Patrick Ness's story (from an idea by Siobhan Dowd) uses fairy tales and storytelling to explore grief, guilt, and survival.
About the Author
Patrick NessUS/GB
Patrick Ness is an American-British author whose Chaos Walking trilogy and standalone novels have made him one of the most celebrated voices in young adult fiction. He is the only author to have won the Carnegie Medal in two consecutive years: for Monsters of Men (2011) and A Monster Calls (2012), the latter based on a story concept by Siobhan Dowd.
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