Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

New from the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Enter a beautiful and perilous land of shapeshifters and samurai, kami and legends, humans and world in which Japanese mythology and imagination blend together to create a brandnew and lushly drawn fantasy adventure. Prepare to be captivated by book one of an enchanting new young adult fantasy series, Shadow of the Fox Once Every Thousand Every millennium, one age ends and another age whoever holds the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers holds the power to call the great Kami Dragon from the sea and ask for any one wish. The time is the missing pieces of the scroll will be sought throughout the land of Iwagoto. The holder of the first piece is a humble, unknown peasant girl with a dangerous secret. Demons have burned the temple Yumeko was raised in to the ground, killing everyone within, including the master who trained her to both use and hide her kitsune shapeshifting powers. Yume