A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness --Sierra

This is a sad story of a boy named Conor O’ Mally who lives in England. He is going through a very tough and sad life. For one, his parents are divorced. His dad lives in America with his new wife and children, and his mom is in the hospital with brain cancer. In the story there is a monster which comes to life out of a yew tree. Conor is not afraid of the monster but is curious about why the monster came. The monster came to tell him three stories and about what Conor needs to do when his mother dies. At the end of the story Conor does what he needs to do… speaks the truth. The only way to find out what the truth is is to read this sad and exciting tale about Conor O’ Mally. If I had to rank this book on a scale of 1 to 10 I would give it a ten because it is sad and dramatic. I really liked when Conor spoke the truth of his life because it was the whole meaning of the monster coming to life