The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes

 Zane Obispo has a gimpy leg and lives in a small town near a volcanic crater.  He has been happy to be home schooled for a year after kids at his old school made life unbearable. When his mother decides it is time for him to go to a private catholic school, things don't start out very well. He is sent to the principal's office on the first day, where he meets a strange girl, Brooks. She doesn't seem to fit into the straight laced private school, and Zane is even more surprised when she shows up on his front porch and starts talking about prophecies and the old Mayan gods. Soon Zane and Brooks are on a wild adventure trying to stop the Lord of the underworld and avoid discovery by all other other Mayan dieties.  

This book is in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, like the Aru Shah, Tristan Strong, Paola Santiago, and the Sal and Gabi books.  I have enjoyed most of them, but I think this one is the most "Rick-Riordan-esque".  The snappy dialog, fast paced action scenes and irreverant portrayal of the mythology could have been written by Riordan himself.  I enjoyed this book pretty much, but there were a few places where Zane made some dumb decisions and my mind was screeming "Don't do it!"  One example is when he risks the fate of the whole world to try to save his beloved three legged dog. Come on!  A dog, vs the whole world's population including your mom and all your friends? hummm, hard choice.  Still, once we got past the string of bad decisions, it was a pretty fun read, and I might be tempted to read the next in the series. (2018, 441 p)