Showing 1–4 of 4 titles

• List: Mildred L. Batchelder Award
• Genre: Fantasy

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  The Beast Player

  By Nahoko Uehashi, Yuta Onoda (Illustrator), Cathy Hirano (Translator)

  In this complex fantasy, the future of the kingdom falls in young Elin's hands when she discovers she can communicate with Royal Beasts. Elin must decide to sacrifice her beliefs to save the kingdom from ensuing chaos or preserve the dignity and freedom of the animals she loves.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781250307460
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  Konrad

  By Christine Nöstlinger, Anthea Bell (Translator)

  In this inventive fantasy, a woman adopts a boy who has been created perfectly in a factory.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 1979 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780531013410
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  The Last Dragon

  By Silvana De Mari, Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

  A young elf and an irascible dragon, with the help of twobewildered but kindly humans and later a feisty orphan, attempt to fulfill aprophecy that tests their courage and resilience. The tale offers the readeradventure, romance and a wonderfully realized magical world.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2007 (Honor Title)
  • Older
  • ISBN: 9780786836369
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  Temple Alley Summer

  By Sachiko Kashiwaba (Author), Miho Satake (Illustrator), Avery Fischer Udagawa (Translator)

  Upon seeing a ghostly figure slip out of his home, Kazu grows convinced it’s connected to an ancient temple and the sudden appearance of a mysterious new classmate.

  • Fiction, Fantasy
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2022 (Medal Winner)
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781632063038