Edition |
First American hardcover edition. |
Description |
344 pages : illustrations, 1 genealogical table ; 24 cm |
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Educational level group: edu Sixth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Seventh grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Eighth grade students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu Middle school students lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu High school freshmen lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu High school sophomores lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu High school juniors lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu High school seniors lcdgt |
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Educational level group: edu High school students lcdgt |
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Age group: age Preteens lcdgt |
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Age group: age Teenagers lcdgt |
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Uehashi: National/regional group: nat Japanese lcdgt |
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Uehashi: Occupation/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Gender group: gdr Women lcdgt |
Series |
[The Beast Player] ; [1-2] |
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Uehashi, Nahoko.
Beast Player ; 1-2.
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Note |
Illustrations by Yuta Onoda. |
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Series numeration from www.goodreads.com. |
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"First published in English by Pushkin Press, 2018"--Title page verso. |
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Novel. |
Audience |
840L Lexile |
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Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 1 (very easy) Lexile. |
Summary |
Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save. |
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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 being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come? -- From dust jacket. |
Awards |
Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020 |
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Batchelder Honor Book, 2020 |
Contents |
The Toda -- The royal beasts. |
Subject |
Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction.
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Imaginary wars and battles -- Juvenile fiction.
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Serpents -- Juvenile fiction.
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Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Imaginary creatures -- Fiction.
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Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.
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Snakes -- Fiction.
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Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.
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Supernatural -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Girls & Women.
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YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Animals / Mythical Creatures.
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Animals, Mythical. (OCoLC)fst00809602
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Imaginary wars and battles. (OCoLC)fst00967580
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Magic. (OCoLC)fst01005468
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Serpents. (OCoLC)fst01113350
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Magic -- Juvenile fiction.
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Mythical animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Imaginary wars and battles -- Juvenile fiction.
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Snakes -- Juvenile fiction.
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Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
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Occult fiction.
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Magic -- Fiction.
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Mythical animals -- Fiction.
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Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction.
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Snakes -- Fiction.
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Kings and rulers -- Fiction.
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Supernatural -- Fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Paranormal fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921727
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Fantasy fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726607
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
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Fantasy fiction.
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Paranormal fiction.
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Fantasy fiction.
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Novels.
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Added Author |
Onoda, Yuta, illustrator.
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Hirano, Cathy, translator.
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Added Title |
Kemono no soja I todahen II ojuhen. English
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ISBN |
9781250307460 (hardcover) |
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1250307465 (hardcover) |
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9781713701156 (FollettBound) |
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1713701154 (FollettBound) |
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9781250233264 (paperback) |
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1250233267 (paperback) |