Uehashi, Nahoko. <br/><br/>
Moribito :  Guardian of the Spirit / 
[Nahoko Uehashi ; translated by Cathy Hirano ; illustrated by Yuko Shimizu]. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Arthur A. Levine Books,  2008. 
 - 248 p. :  ill ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translation of: Seirei no Moribito. 
<br/><br/> Booklist.  Horn Book.  School Library Journal.  Booklist, August 2008.  Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2008.  Horn Book, October 2008.  Kirkus Review, May 2008.  Kliatt Starred, July 2008.  Library Media Connection, August 2008.  School Library Journal, September 2008.  Teacher Librarian, April 2009.  Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2008. 
<br/><br/> The wandering warrior Balsa is hired to protect Prince Chagum from both a mysterious monster and the prince's father, the Mikado. 
<br/><br/> 5.9  Follett Library Resources.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/> Mildred L. Batchelder Award/Honors, 2009. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0329708902 0545005426 9780329708900 (Follett bdg.) 9780545005425 9780545005432 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007036383 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Monsters--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Princes--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Fantasy.<br/>Monsters--Fiction.<br/>Princes--Fiction.<br/>Monsters--Fiction.<br/>Princes--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Fantastic fiction.<br/>Fantastic fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.U277  / Mo 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>[Fic]