Wonder Woman Warbringer / Leigh Bardugo, 369 pgs.
A teenage Diana gets involved saving a girl, Alia, from a shipwreck off her home island. This is not allowed, of course, and to make matters worse, the girl is a warbringer. This means she is one of an ancient line that brings chaos and war to the world. Unfortunately, she is also a sweet and smart teen age girl who knows nothing of her "powers". Diana decides to try to break the curse which involves bathing in a a Greek spring. Somehow she and Alia end up in New York City and meet up with family and friends. The struggle to get to Greece brings out a lot of people who wish harm on Alia. The book has some exciting moments and shows Diana thinking for herself and making choices that aren't in keeping with the laws of her land and her mother.
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