The beast player / Nahoko Uehashi ; translated by Cathy Hirano.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publication details: London : Pushkin Children's Books, 2019; �2018Edition: 1st American hardcover edDescription: 344 p. : geneal. table ; 24 cmISBN: 9781250307460Uniform titles: Kemono no soja I todahen II ojuhen. English Subject(s): Human-animal communication -- Juvenile fiction | Imaginary places -- Juvenile fiction | Imaginary wars and battles -- Juvenile fiction | Orphans -- Juvenile fiction | Serpents -- Juvenile fiction | Human-animal communication -- Fiction | Imaginary places -- Fiction | Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction | Orphans -- Fiction | Snakes -- FictionGenre/Form: Fantasy fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] LOC classification: PZ7.U34 | Bea 2019 Awards: Mildred L. Batchelder Award/Honors, 2020 | Michael L. Printz Award/Honors, 2020Summary: "Elin's family care for the fearsome serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Erin's mother is sentenced to death. Elin is sent to safety and soon discovers that she can talk to terrifying water serpents and the flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great powers but endanger her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war?"--Jacket flap.
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/UEH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061250 |
Translation of: Kemono no soja I todahen II ojuhen.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2019
Booklist, February 2019
Kirkus Review, January 2019
"Elin's family care for the fearsome serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Erin's mother is sentenced to death. Elin is sent to safety and soon discovers that she can talk to terrifying water serpents and the flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great powers but endanger her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war?"--Jacket flap.
Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
840 Lexile.
Mildred L. Batchelder Award/Honors, 2020
Michael L. Printz Award/Honors, 2020
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