Shadow Wars (Kenyon)

From bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon and debut authors Hinako & Madaug Hishinuma comes a middle-grade fantasy adventure unlike any other, where demons rub shoulders with gods and one boy must learn to control his power before it's too late. Ryuichi is a boy with a destiny he neither knows nor understands. The son of the god, Ryukage, and the gatekeeper Michi, he is banished as an infant to the mortal world in order to save his life and protect him from the dark powers who will gladly use and abuse him as they did his mother. Like her, Ryuichi is born with the ability to control the sacred gates that separate the world of humans from the realm of the demons. Theirs is a sacred duty, but one that comes with a great deal of risk. Michi just managed to save her son's life before she lost her own and placed Ryuichi in the custody of her ykai companion, Keiko. The fox demon hides Ryuichi in the human world and conceals his powers. But on his twelfth birthday the ykai catch his scent and almost capture him. Worse, Ryuichi is becoming aware of his powers, powers he doesn't understand or know how to use. At least not yet.