Tag: young adult/middle grade crossover fiction

October 17, 2011 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

A Monster Calls By Patrick Ness Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd Illustrated by Jim Kay Candlewick Press $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-7636-5559-4 Ages 11 and up On shelves now I don’t mind metaphors as much as I might. I think that generally I’m supposed to hate them when they show up in children’s literature. I […]