Leslie Landis MFT

Chendell is a book written for the younger audience. I wouldn’t call it YA as I feel is skews younger. I tried to find the ages it is recommended for and could not. Chances are I was probably staring right at it somewhere but I just couldn’t pin it down. If I find out I will correct this. That does not mean that an adult can’t glean anything from the book.

There are two main protagonists – a young man from China who has the ability to “hear” trees and a young woman from America who can communicate and control bugs. Both are thought to be a little odd by their respective families so they hide their skills

Our young hero works hard so he can go to school in the US and finds himself at the same school as our heroine. There they team up and find that they are stronger together then they are apart. It provides a strong lesson on working together and opening your eyes to the wonders of the environment. They travel to work towards making the earth a better place.

I feel that it would be a good read for young people to appreciate the environment and to understand how one person’s decision can make a difference. Because all those individual decisions add up.… (lisätietoja)