Fear will keep you alive—and other famous last words

In this young adult fantasy novel, Zap just wants to be a normal boy with no magic powers that would make him responsible for terrible things he'd rather forget. He's the apprentice of the water mage, but he's terrified of water. Despite all his efforts to get away from this dreadful element, he must face his fear to keep a promise to his mother and save the world from the spirit of disorder.