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    <subTitle>Inspired by an Idea from Siobhan Dowd</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Dowd, Siobhan.</namePart>
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    <publisher>Candlewick Press</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2011</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>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.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">by Patrick Ness ; inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd ; illustrations by Jim Kay.</note>
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