The Entropy of Bones — Ayize Jama-Everett

In Ayize Jama-Everett's second Liminal novel, a young
martial artist finds there's more to the world than she can kick, more
than she can see.

Chabi doesn't realize her
martial arts master may not be on the side of the gods. She does know
he's changed her from being an almost invisible kid to one that anyone --
or at least anyone smart -- should pay attention to. But attention from
the wrong people can mean more trouble than even she can handle. Chabi
might be emotionally stunted. She might have no physical voice. She
doesn't communicate well with words, but her body is poetry.