Avatar: The Shadow of Kyoshi (The Kyoshi Novels, #2)

by F.C. Yee

“This isn’t a game,” Rangi reminded her. “This is a garden party. There are stakes.”

Kyoshi was beginning to think the world would be better off if the Avatar simply reincarnated as a sky bison from now on. At least then it would be universally beloved.

There was a precise little flick against Kyoshi’s forehead. Something white and powdery fell to the floor. Hei-Ran had thrown a piece of chalk at her.

She made a face, knowing she was about to live up to an insult that foreigners sometimes hurled at Earth Kingdom natives. She picked up a clod of soil and popped it into her mouth. “Kyoshi, are you eating dirt?” Jinpa said.

‘You either accept the risk of winning, or the guarantee of losing.’”