Zenda Series by John Amodeo, Tracey West, Ken Petti, Cassandra Westwood

I didn’t mean for things to happen this way. But they did. Now while everyone else moves forward, my entire life is on hold! Even worse, the magical gift that holds the key to my future is in jeopardy. I want to make everything right. But what if I can’t? So begins the adventure of twelve-year-old Zenda from Azureblue, a magical green planet where the quest for spiritual enlightenment is as natural to living as breathing... moreI didn’t mean for things to happen this way. But they did. Now while everyone else moves forward, my entire life is on hold! Even worse, the magical gift that holds the key to my future is in jeopardy. I want to make everything right. But what if I can’t? So begins the adventure of twelve-year-old Zenda from Azureblue, a magical green planet where the quest for spiritual enlightenment is as natural to living as breathing. Smart, gifted, and headstrong, yet also a sensitive dreamer, Zenda is the quintessential girl on the verge of adolescence: always changing, always questioning, and constantly seeking to make sense of her world and her place in it. Featuring a thoroughly modern yet timeless character, Zenda is the ultimate series for today’s sophisticated ’tween girl. The biggest day of Zenda’s life is finally here: In a few short hours she will be presented with her very own gazing ball. It is the gazing ball that will reveal her thirteen special “musings,” the lessons unique to Zenda that will guide her on her journey through life. Then, Zenda breaks her gazing ball and her thirteen musings vanish and scatter out into the atmosphere. It’s up to Zenda to find them; if not, she risks never fulfilling her potential—or her secret dreams. less

I didn’t mean for things to happen this way. But they did. Now while everyone else moves forward, my entire life is on hold! Even worse, the magical gift that holds the key to my future is in jeopardy. I want to make everything right. But what if I can’t? So begins the adventure of twelve-year-old Zenda from Azureblue, a magical green planet where the quest for spiritual enlightenment is as natural to living as breathing... moreI didn’t mean for things to happen this way. But they did. Now while everyone else moves forward, my entire life is on hold! Even worse, the magical gift that holds the key to my future is in jeopardy. I want to make everything right. But what if I can’t? So begins the adventure of twelve-year-old Zenda from Azureblue, a magical green planet where the quest for spiritual enlightenment is as natural to living as breathing. Smart, gifted, and headstrong, yet also a sensitive dreamer, Zenda is the quintessential girl on the verge of adolescence: always changing, always questioning, and constantly seeking to make sense of her world and her place in it. Featuring a thoroughly modern yet timeless character, Zenda is the ultimate series for today’s sophisticated ’tween girl. Through some pretty hard knocks and more than a little luck, Zenda has recovered her first musing: Every flower blooms in its own time. Zenda’s elated. It’s going to be hard, but at least she knows it’s possible for her to find her thirteen musings. However, knowing this doesn’t keep Zenda from feeling that the world is against her when pressures at school and at home pull at her from all sides. So when something incredibly surreal happens and Zenda wakes up in an alternate dimension where everything is perfect, she has to wonder: Why should she go back? less

When Zenda visits her cousins on the planet Crystallin, she is dazzled by this sparkling world of jewels. It's amazing to spend time on a world so unlike her own. The brilliant jems and dazzling people around her almost make Zenda forget about her own special gift for working with plants. But Zenda's talents are called upon when a shocking event helps her remember that all that glitters is not gold.

Zenda's school is taking a weekend trip to Aquaria, one of Azureblue's watery moons. Everyone else is excited about the trip, but Zenda can't shake the terrible feeling that something bad is going to happen. Sure enough, Zenda finds herself separated from the group with her nemesis, Alexandra. The two girls must put aside their differences to brave the dangers of Aquaria-as well as escape from the mysterious monster born of their own doubt and fear... moreZenda's school is taking a weekend trip to Aquaria, one of Azureblue's watery moons. Everyone else is excited about the trip, but Zenda can't shake the terrible feeling that something bad is going to happen. Sure enough, Zenda finds herself separated from the group with her nemesis, Alexandra. The two girls must put aside their differences to brave the dangers of Aquaria-as well as escape from the mysterious monster born of their own doubt and fear. Besides finding her musings, Zenda must also find her way home-but first, she must confront her fears. less

It’s back to school for Zenda and upon her arrival in the classroom, she finds two surprises waiting for her. One is a new classmate named Willow, who is friendly, sweet, smart, and instantly popular—and Zenda feels threatened. The other is a butterfly of impossible beauty that Zenda must care for. But when Zenda has trouble with her butterfly, will she have the strength to put her jealousy aside and turn to Willow for help?

It’s the night before the gazing ball ceremony and Zenda has yet to recover her last two musings. Desperately wishing to escape from her problems, Zenda finds herself in a strange dimension where she must undergo a test. Does Zenda have what it takes to pass the test and receive her last two musings?

Zenda has finally retrieved all the pieces of her gazing ball, but her journey is far from over. Thrust into a new school and new-coed-social situations, Zenda finds herself facing many of the challenges of a typical tween. She also has discovered that in addition to her kani, she has the power to read people's auras! Will Zenda be able to balance the strain of growing up as well as growing psychically stronger?

Zenda always felt that her kani-her ability to communicate with plants-set her apart from her friends and made her different. But now that she is struggling to develop her ability to read auras, her kani seems to be weakening. Will Zenda be forced to trade one psychic skill for another?