Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers (19 page)

Readers Respond

to Kendra Kandlestar

Lee Edward Födi shares some of his favorite letters

I love your Kendra Kandlestar books. My favorite one was
The Box of Whispers
that I read when I was seven. I recommend the Kendra Kandlestar books to all my friends. When I start it I can’t put it down! I can’t wait for Kendra Kandlestar to return.

~ Jessica, age 8

I love your book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers!
It is the best book I have ever read! My favorite characters are Jinx, Kendra, and Oki! Kendra because she is kind, think for herself and of other too! Jinx because she has courage, muscle and, best of all, power. I wish I was her. Oki is a very funny character, since he always thinks about onions. I will read this book a lot in my lifetime.

~ Carmen, age 10

Hi Mr. Födi, I read your book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
and it was amazing. I liked your book so much I made a rap about it.

~ Miguel, age 12

I really enjoyed your book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers.
My favorite characters are: Kendra, Jinx, and Professor Bumblebean. I Like Kendra because she overcomes her fears of the outside world. I like Jinx because she tells you that small can mean also fierce. I like Professor Bumblebean because of his knowledge of the outside world. I also like the book tree in his library. This is a really good book. I can’t stop reading it and I can’t put it down. Thanks for writing an awesome book.

~ Joelle, age 10

I love
Kendra Kandlestar
! The books are so great! I can’t wait till the next one comes out!

~ Marion, age 9

I completely LOVE the
Kendra Kandlestar
series! I didn’t know about it at first, but Mr. Lee Edward Födi came to our school, said his wonderful and funny life story, and inspired me to read his books!

~ Sarah, age 10

I really enjoyed
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
. My favorite part of the story was the end where they were in danger in the dragon’s castle . . . I really enjoy your books!

~ Alannah, age 9

Kendra Kandlestar
books are amazing to me because they are adventurous and mysterious and very exciting because you will never know what’s going to happen next.

~ Joshua, age 9

I’m in grade four, I’ve read all of the books that you wrote.
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
is one of the best books I’ve read in my whole entire life, in fact our whole whole school thinks it’s a great book. My whole entire class read it and chose it for our favorite book. I’m a big fan of yours, I’m waiting for the second book. I hope that you will write a third and fourth book about Kendra and the gang.

~ Kay Zhu, age 9

Kendra Kandlestar
is a magnificent book. Nothing is expected except for monsters around every twist and turn. I love Kendra, Oki, Griffinskitch and Jinx. This is the best book ever made in the fantasy section. We all learn lessons from this book.

~ Matthew, age 11

Dear Wizard of Words, Why do you like making books? I read
Kendra Kandlestar and the Door to Unger
and it’s one of my favorite book EVER! It’s so creative and has a lot of detail in it.

~ Riley, age 10

I really like your book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers.
It is the best! First, I thought when my teacher was going to read it, it was just a book because she said she had good news and I said what are the good news, I really want to know, but when she showed us the cover page I was just so surprised. I said to myself it’s not just a book it’s a magical book . . . I really like your book now I can’t stop reading your book.

~ Ysabel, age 10

I got sucked into the book. I just couldn’t put the book down!

~ Tom, age 12

I have read the book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
and
Kendra Kandlestar the Door to Unger
. It was really good. My favorite character is Oki. I like Oki because he is really funny. On the first book he was thinking about onions but on the second book he started thinking about turnips.

~ Shaira, age 11

This is the most awesome book ever! This book is amazing! I recommended this book to my class. My teacher said it sounds good! I love it!

~ May, age 9

Your books are extremely cool and awesome. My favorite character is Oki because of his “EEKS” and “Don’t think about onions” (Uncle Griffinskitch taught him that). My favorite parts are when Uncle Griffinskitch “humphs”. My favorite book was
Kendra Kandlestar and the Door to Unger
.

~ Alex, age 7

I stayed up all night reading
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers.
I couldn’t stop reading. It was a great book. I love the detail. It definitely brought it to life. I found the idea interesting because everyone kind of has a box of whispers of their own. Some people choose to open it and some choose to keep it locked.

~ Willow, age 11

Kendra Kandlestar and the Door to Unger
is fantastic! It rocks! And the illustrations are really good; they’re fantastic! I want to draw like you!

~ Danny, age 10

I have just finished reading
The Door to Unger.
I have also read
The Box of Whispers.
Every night my mom and I would take turns reading a couple chapters. We both loved your books so much we looked up your web site. Mom and I both love Trooogul and Kendra, the way they teased each other just like brothers and sisters “wouldzum.”

~ Amanda, age 10

I like Kendra Kandlestar because she is adventurous, and she teaches us to be not afraid and she also has the courage to stand up for herself. I like Uncle Griffinskitch because in the book he tells us the right thing to do and even though he is grumpy in the book I believe he is only like that to protect Kendra. I like Honest Oki because he is honest, and at the end of the book even though he is scared he tried his best just to help Kendra. He is also a great friend to Kendra; he helps Kendra with a lot of things. I like professor Bumblebean because he is smart and I wish I was smart as him too. I like Jinx because she is strong and she is not afraid to try.

~ Mariel, age 11

My teacher finished your book, AND IT WAS AWESOME! My favorite part was when the orb chose Kendra and Oki to go on the adventure. I loved your book.

~ Kristyn, age 10

Jinx is my favorite character; at times I find she “connects to me.” I finished the book in two days.

~ Sophia, age 10

Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
was a really great mystery for the gang to get the Box of Whispers back from the Red Thief. I really liked it when Kendra and Oki worked to get the box . . . This is the BEST book I have ever read. EVER. And I read a lot of books. My momma says I have a mini library in my room. Hope there are more Kendra stories to come.

~ Haylee, age 11

I read
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers
, it’s better then good . . . it’s AWESOME!

~ Andrea, age 11

This book is special, because it has unusual things like the Riddle Door and the Garden of Books. I like Jinx, because she calls Professor Bumblebean funny names. I like the pumpkins, because they make stupid remarks. The book was good, because it was really funny. My favorite character was Captain Jinx, because she was funny but stern.

~ Bethany, age 8

I loved your book! This is what I had to say about Uncle Griffinskitch: Uncle Griffinskitch is sometimes grumpy and says ‘Humph’ a lot and he is sometimes kind, because he forgave Kendra that she saved an Unger. He said if Kendra leaves Een so does he. I think Uncle Griffinskitch is great because he teaches us to forgive people for their mistakes.

~ Agnes, age 10

Dear Mr. Fodi, without you, there would be no Kendra, Oki, Jinx, Uncle Griffinskitch, Ratchet, Trooogul, and Professor Bumblebean or Bumblebrat (what Jinx would say). I love Kendra. Your number 1 fan.

~ Nomair, age 9

This book I could not put down! I think you should make a sequel, Mr. Fodi! And the drawings give them character too! I liked it when all the whispers came out of the box! It was enchanting! Please write another book! PLEASE write a sequel! THANKS FOR WRITING IT!

~ Dona, age 10

I loved your book
Kendra Kandlestar and the Box of Whispers.
Our class is doing a novel study on your fantastic book! My favorite characters are Rumor, Jinx and Kendra. I like Rumor because is a dragon that breathes fire and have cool red scales. I like Kendra because she thinks for herself but not of herself. I like Jinx because she is brave and never gives up fighting. I liked how you came up with the Land of Een. It is one of a kind I will read your book at least ten times in my lifetime!

~ Annie, age 9

Lee Edward Födi
grew up on a farm, where he was subjected to various horrible chores such as cleaning up after chickens, pigs, geese, and younger siblings. He continually craved adventure and often found himself searching between the cracks of here and there in hopes of discovering an enchanted world populated with magical creatures, talking animals, and other creatures of faerie. Several years later, he had the stroke of good fortune to stumble upon the secret Land of Een and now he is most pleased to have the official title as chronicler of the adventures of Kendra Kandlestar. When he is not chronicling, “Mr. Wiz” (as he is so often called) spends his time speaking at schools or helping kids sculpt their own stories through creative writing workshops.

Find out more at
www.leefodi.com
and

www.kendrakandlestar.com
.