The Beast Player (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250233264)

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.

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 beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath she manages to send her daughter to safety.

Alone, far from home, Elin soon discovers that she can talk to both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great powers, 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 way of escaping the terrible battles to come?

Author: Nahoko Uehashi
ISBN-10: 1250233267
ISBN-13: 9781250233264
Publisher: Square Fish
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2020
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 509929 / Beast Player