The book explores the themes of isolation, acceptance and the importance of storytelling. The idea for A Monster Calls came from children's author, Siobhan Dowd, who died before she had chance to ...

For this year’s spring play, Maine West High School’s fine arts department is putting on the heartbreaking, coming-of-age drama “A Monster Calls” April 24-26. Based on the bestselling ...

Like Pixar’s Inside Out, A Monster Calls reminds children and teenagers ... grey scenes of Conor’s dreary existence. Based on the book of the same name by YA author Patrick Ness, there is ...