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What to read after A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness: 24 titles sharing themes of Monsters, Parents, Death, Grief, Bereavement, and Young Adult Fiction, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

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A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of A Monster Calls.

A Monster Calls Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd

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Themes: Monsters • Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Monsters • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#11

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#12

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#13

The Last Forever

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#14

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Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#15

Zac and Mia

A. J. Betts

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#16

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Chelsea Sedoti

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#17

The 9:09 Project

Mark H. Parsons

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#18

Chemistry Lessons

Meredith Goldstein

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#19

One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Sonya Sones

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#20

The Goddess Inheritance

Aimée Carter

Themes: Monsters • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#21

Club Dread

Walter Sorrells

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#22

The Guidance

Marley Gibson

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#23

Dare to Fall

Estelle Maskame

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

#24

Muckers

Sandra Neil Wallace

Themes: Parents • Death, Grief, Bereavement • Young Adult Fiction

If A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Monsters, Parents, Death, Grief, Bereavement and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Patrick Ness, Morgan Matson, Katrina Leno, Mikki Daughtry, and others.