02246cam a2200385 i 4500 380115079 TxAuBib 20190418120000.0 190325s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2019008171 9781250307460 19.99 1250307465 19.99 TxAuBib rda eng jpn Uehashi, Nahoko. Kemono no soja I todahen II ojuhen English. The beast player [BOOK] / Nahoko Uehashi ; translated by Cathy Hirano. New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2019. 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Beast player ; 1 Elin's family have an important responsibility: caring for the Toda, fearsome water serpents who form the core of their Lord's army. So when a number of Toda mysteriously die, it is Elin's mother who takes the blame, and the punishment - she is sentenced to death. Before she dies she manages to use an ancient, forbidden power to send Elin to safety - leaving her daughter alone, far from home but with the knowledge that both she and her mother are somehow different. Soon, Elin finds she can talk to both the terrifying Toda and the majestic Royal Beasts, who protect the supreme queen of her realm. This knowledge gives her great power, but it also involves her in deadly plots and political gameplaying that she wants no part of. Can Elin save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war, or is there no way of avoiding the terrible battles to come? Provided by publisher. 20190418. Human-animal relationships Young adult fiction. Serpents Young adult fiction. Magic Young adult fiction. Orphans Young adult fiction. Animals, Mythical Young adult fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Young adult fiction. Fantasy fiction for young adults. Hirano, Cathy. Beast player ; 1.