 Balsa is a formidable warrior. After she saves the Second Prince of New Yogo, Chagum, from an attempt on his life, the Second Queen hires Balsa to protect her son. The eleven year old second prince is the guardian of the water spirit, the Moribito. The Moribito is chosen every hundred years to deliver the egg of the water spirit to its home. Although Balsa realises taking the assignment puts herself in danger, Balsa’s heart empathizes with the innocent Chagum, and she vows to protect his life. This thrilling fantasy story based on Japan during the Middle Ages told in third person narrative from multiple viewpoints will captivate readers. Uehashi’s writing demonstrates that characters’ motives, desires, and actions do not always align. Moreover, this book illustrates how differences in politics, traditions, histories, ethnicities and beliefs can impact people’s thoughts and actions.This English translated edition also features black and white action packed illustrations at the beginning of each part of the book, a glossary of character names, a list of places and terms, and a note from the author. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is the first book in a ten book fantasy series. There is also a manga series, and a subtitled and dubbed anime series in English based on the book series. ema |
| Title: Moribito: Guardian Of The Spirit Author: Nahoko Uehashi Illustrator: Yuko Shimizu Publisher: Scholastic Copyright: 2009 Original Language: Japanese Translator: Cathy Hirano Original Title: Seirei no Moribito Original Publisher: Kaisei-sha Original Copyright: 1996 ISBN: 978-0545005432 Paperback pages: 288 Age range: 12 up Genre: Fantasy Book setting: Middle Ages Japan Author’s ethnicity: Japanese Author’s residence: Japan Illustrator’s ethnicity: Japanese Illustrator’s residence: New York Awards: 1997 Sankei Children’s Book Award, 2009 Batchelder Award, 2009 Beacon Award, 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing Subjects: Displaced indigenous people, Family, Fantasy, Fathers, Fiction, Friends, Japan, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mothers, Princes, Religious tolerance, Spirits,Traditions, Water Spirits |
Moribito: Guardian Of The Spirit
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