The Beast Player

$15.99

Hardcover
Author: Nahoko Uehashi
Translator: Cathy Hirano
Publisher: Henry Holt
Publish Date: March 2019
Language: English
Reading Level: 6.1
EAN: 9781250307460

Overview

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 safety.

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 being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come?

Details

Pages: 352
Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 in
Lexile Score: 840
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 20
ISBN: 1250307465

Awards

2020 Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book (Young Adult)
2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award - Honor Book (Children's)