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A Monster Calls Lesson Plan

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Patrick Ness: Why I wrote A Monster Calls

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14308543

How Ness came to write a novel inspired by Siobhan Dowd's idea after she prematurely passed away from cancer.

Patrick Ness Interview 2 -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00yhhyd

Patrick Ness discussing writing A Monster Calls

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https://sites.evergreen.edu/plantchemeco/taxus-brevifolia/

How the yew tree went from deadly to medicinal

Britain's ancient yews: mystical, magnificent – and unprotected

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/28/britain-ancient-yews-mystical-magnificent-and-unprotected

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