# Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

**Author:** Julie Kagawa
**Grade range:** Grades 6–8
**Age range:** 11–14
**First published:** 2022
**Page count:** 320
**Genre:** Middle Grade Fantasy
**ISBN-13:** `9781368068192`
**ISBN-10:** `1368068197`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/shinji-takahashi-and-the-mark-of-the-coatl
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Ordinary, smart-alecky Shinji Takahashi becomes the conduit for a magical guardian whose power is draining his life force — and now the Hightower Corporation is hunting him for it. Teaming with a tech whiz named Lucy, Shinji races to return the guardian home. Julie Kagawa's grades 6-8 adventure-fantasy is a 2025-2026 Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida) nominee.

## Themes

- courage
- perseverance
- identity

## Where this book is assigned

### Sunshine State Young Readers Award

- **recommended** · 6th grade · Florida — [source: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2025-2026 Master List (Grades 6-8)](https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra-6-8.html)
- **recommended** · 7th grade · Florida — [source: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2025-2026 Master List (Grades 6-8)](https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra-6-8.html)
- **recommended** · 8th grade · Florida — [source: Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2025-2026 Master List (Grades 6-8)](https://www.floridamediaed.org/ssyra-6-8.html)

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