Showing 1–5 of 5 titles

• List: Mildred L. Batchelder Award
• Award year: 2020

• 

  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
• 

  Brown: My Alter Ego Is a Superhero

  By Håkon Øvreås, Øyvind Torseter (Illustrator), Kari Dickson (Translator)

  When bullies destroy his fort, Rusty dons superhero garb and seeks revenge.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2020, Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781592702121
• 

  The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree

  By Paola Peretti, Carolina Rabei (Illustrator), Denise Muir (Translator)

  Fifth-grader Mafalda discovers what is important in life as she loses her sight to a degenerative disease in this thoughtful, coming-of-age novel.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Middle
  • ISBN: 9781534439627
• 

  Do Fish Sleep?

  By Jens Raschke, Jens Rassmus (Illustrator), Belinda Cooper (Translator)

  Ten-year-old Jette comes to terms with her younger brother's death in this honest story about loss and the search for understanding.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9781592702855
• 

  When Spring Comes to the DMZ

  By Uk-Bae Lee, Chungyon Won (Translator), Aileen Won (Translator)

  A grandfather brings his family to visit Korea's demilitarized zone, which inadvertently has evolved into a nature preserve with rich flora and fauna amid the barbed wire and warning signs.

  • Fiction, General Fiction
  • Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020
  • Younger
  • ISBN: 9780874869729