Claim: A Monster Calls was written by a man.

Patrick Ness -LRB- born October 17 , 1971 -RRB- is a British-American author , journalist , lecturer , and screenwriter . He was born in the United States and moved to London at the age of 28 , and now holds dual citizenship . He is best known for his books for young adults , including the Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls .   Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal from the British librarians both in 2011 and in 2012 , for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls , recognising each as the best new book for children or young adults published in the U.K.  He is one of seven writers to win two Medals -LRB- no one has won three -RRB- and the second to win consecutively .   He wrote the screenplay of the 2016 film adaptation of A Monster Calls , and is the creator and writer of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class .