Shadow And Bone

 Shadow And Bone by Leigh Bardugo, 356 pages

Alina is just an ordinary girl, a mapmaker in the King’s army.  Her best friend, Mal, is the only person she can count on.  They’ve been friends since they were children and Mal is the best tracker in the army.  During a volcra attack, Mal and Alina are nearly killed until a bright light appears, driving off the volcra and saving them both.  Everyone says that Alina is responsible for the light, but she was tested as a child and showed no signs of powers, so how can she be a Grisha now?  They say that she can be the one to destroy the Shadow Fold, the blackness that separates their country and is the home of the volcra.  The Fold was created by a Grisha long ago and Alina finds it hard to believe that she could possibly be the one to destroy it.  This is the beginning of a new fantasy series.  I really liked it and think that a lot of teens would too.