Vessel

(Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books) Liyana’s destiny is to sacrifice herself so that a goddess can inhabit her body. But when the goddess never comes, she is ostracized by her people. In the desert, she meets the god of another clan, who motivates her to find the other “vessels” whose gods never came to inhabit them. Together, the vessels work to reclaim a place in their clan. Durst writes fantasy novels for teens, including Enchanted Ivy, which is set in Princeton; Ice; Into the Wild; Out of the Wild; and Drink, Slay, Love.