Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: Book Author: Uehashi, Nahoko, author. Title: The beast player / Nahoko Uehashi ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda ; translated by Cathy Hirano. Edition: First American hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Godwinbooks, Henry Holt and Company, 2019. ©2018 Description: 344 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm Summary: Elin's family has an important responsibility caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the creatures mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath, she manages to send her daughter to safey. Alone and far from home, Elin soon discovers that she can communicate with both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great power, but it also involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from from being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come? -- From dust jacket. Target Audience Note: 840L Lexile Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile. Subjects: Animals, Mythical -- Fiction. Serpents -- Juvenile fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Imaginary creatures -- Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction. Snakes -- Fiction. Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction. Supernatural -- Fiction. Fantasy. Genre: Fantasy fiction. Paranormal fiction. Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction. Other Author: Onoda, Yuta, illustrator. Hirano, Cathy, translator. Notes: "First published in English by Pushkin Press, 2018." Translated from the Japanese. Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020. Batchelder Honor Book, 2020. Contents: The Toda -- The royal beasts. LCCN: 2018945008 ISBN: 9781250307460 1250307465 9781713701156 1713701154 Other Number: 1048435599 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Request It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Suggestions and more Author Biography Trade Reviews Large Cover Image Displaying 1 of 1