![]() A cloud covers the moon.Ī moment later, the moon shines on the yew tree again, but it is now in his yard. An ancient yew tree grows from the center of the graveyard. Out of his bedroom window he sees the moonlit church tower and graveyard. He wonders if his father has made a surprise trip home from America. ![]() ![]() Conor feels a rush of panic when the monster calls his name. He believes he cannot tell anyone about the nightmare, particularly his parents or grandmother. ![]() Conor is awake because he has just had a recurring nightmare that features hands slipping from his grasp. Written from the perspective of a third-person limited omniscient narrator, A Monster Callsopens with a monster visiting thirteen-year-old Conor O’Malley, the novel’s protagonist, at seven minutes past midnight on a Sunday night in October. ![]()
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