Legend of Zandora

About the Book

With her grandmother too old to travel, and unable to find freedom from her mother’s skepticism about her father’s strange disappearance, Paige decides to venture out on her own. Her journey takes her into a world of Zandora, filled with adventure that leaves her wondering if she has the capability to endure the hardships, and the means of getting out of situations she finds herself in. She’ll discover that to survive Zandora she’ll have to change the way she thinks about hunger, anger, hopelessness, and a broken heart before she can continue on. She’ll come to understand that true love and loyalty brings sacrifices, and both can easily be taken away. It will take the friendship of a very old and wise spider named Gundar to break through her stubbornness and show her that with age comes experience, with experience comes knowledge, and with knowledge comes wisdom. Finally, under Gundar’s guidance, Paige realizes she has weaknesses and she is unable to make this journey alone. She places her fate in the most unlikely animals and creatures as she accepts the responsibility as the Maiden of Zandora. In the end we see Paige transform from a teenager that knew everything to a young women asking the question. “Was it worth it?” And together we find the answer.

About the Author

While most children develop their imagination through books, many children with dyslexia find other ways to fill that gap. Karen was one such child. Her imagination and joy came from spending countless hours out in the woods conversing with Mother Nature. She found adventure in the discovery of the smallest bug to climbing the tallest tree. Keeping each memory safely tucked away so she could go back and tell her stories to others. Dyslexia may have hindered Karen’s love for reading but it didn’t hold her back from achieving. Even though she graduated with honors and numerous awards from Walters State Community College in Criminal Justice and Public Safety, she’s best known not only as a writer but as a storyteller. She’s been asked to tell her stories and read her poetry at schools, libraries and special events. Her works have brought her many awards: In 2007 her first book The Trophy, A Wolf Story, won the Books and Authors, Children’s book of the Year award, and her poetry which can be found in different poetry books by Noble House has won International awards. With so many awards to her name one would think her office walls and shelves would be filled. Yet only one letter she received from an instructor after reading her book Legend of Zandora: Birth of a Maiden is framed and proudly displays. A quote taken from her letter reads: You are close to being worthy to join the ranks of JRR Tolkien and C.S. Lewis among others…” So what inspires this writer? She gives a simple and modest answer; “God and Life…”