Leslie Landis' Chendell: A Natural Warrior is the first book in the Chendell series. It is a realistic fantasy adventure story told in an unusual and captivating style with wit and humor. Take a fun and exciting trip with Robin Dell and Jamie Chen as they search for a way to save Earth from environmental destruction. Robin can control insects and Jamie can communicate with trees and plants! Their powers are a game to them until they go on a research trip to the Peruvian rainforest. Then, everything is transformed in ways they could have never imagined. Finally, nature has a hero!

"Chendell starts as a boy-meets-girl story, connecting a girl from the U.S., to a boy in China, told in an unusual compelling format. It is about love and family, but also about insects and trees. When Robin and Jaime travel to Peru, the reader accompanies them on a wild, dangerous journey, and then, when your heart is in your throat, something happens that is shocking, unique and utterly heartwarming. Leslie Landis has written a tale I'll never forget. Bravo!" (Thom Racina, best-selling author)

"Everything you ever wanted in a fantastical story but were afraid to ask! A superhero story packed with a delightful page turning packet of ingredients - adventure, love plus humor and wit. Be prepared to be invested in the Landis characters and swept up into their world and their dreams. Chendell and its heroes Jamie Chen and Robin Dell are just begging to be given the big screen treatment." (Ivor Davis, author of Ladies and Gentlemen...the Penguins! and The Beatles and Me on Tour)