The Crystal Planet

By Ken Petti, John Amodeo, Cassandra Westwood

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448432552
• ISBN13: 9780448432557
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Re-reading for nostalgia, still love it!

This was the first ever book that I read in the Zenda series. Given to me by my grandparents when in 4th or 5th grade, I couldn't put it down then and even now re-reading it, although much quicker this time around, I find myself falling in love with the characters all over again. This is most definitely my favorite in the series for multiple reasons. I would highly recommend this book in particular as well as the rest of the series for children in upper elementary school- they won't be able to put the books down even almost 10 years after being published!

Crystal Planet

she went to the planet with school but turn out to be trouble when she is set group with her rival. she almost lost her gaze ball pieces but lucky they became friends. they learn teamwork and end fine. they learn lots by not to do anything wrong.

Zenda #3

Every tween girl and forth, fifth and sixth grader should read these to their moms...Lifes lessions made easy...my daughter LOVED the entire series. I gave her school the series as a gift. Read ReaD ReAD READ

Perfect for our fourth-grade girls

The Zenda books were passed around my daughter's fourth-grade classroom on a waiting-list system. Even reluctant readers couldn't wait to get their hands on them and re-read them, too. Actually, it is more descriptive to say they devoured them rather than read them! Although they are fantasy, they also contain relationship issues with which girls this age are concerned.

Another Beautiful World to Imagine

Crystallin, a planet so wonderfully described in this book. It was easy for me to imagine all the glittering crystals that were said to make up this creative planet. I would have been thrilled to be able to visit such a magical land! That's what I love about books; you can visit so many places that are impossible to visit in real life. I thought that Stella, Zenda's trouble-making teenage cousin, made the story very entertaining! I also felt sad often for Zenda's younger cousin, who always seemed to be bullied and left out by her older sister. The ending was good, and as in every Zenda book, it made me feel excited for the next book to come out! Overall, I would say this is a great series if you love to read, love magic, or want an entertaining book. There is always a good moral to each story, and the awesome covers make the books fun to read and collect.

The Crystal Planet

As with all the other books, this one was fantastic! Once again, this book has beautiful cover art, as well as a great story that you won't want to stop reading until you get to the end. Zenda seems to have the same problems that every girl has, such as feeling jealous, sad, determined, and in this particular book, pressured. Zenda is thrilled that she gets to spend spring break on the planet Crystallin, staying with her cousins, whom she's never met before. Her younger cousin, although very kind and caring, loves plants, which Zenda is half sick of, since she's around them so much on her own planet. Zenda's older cousin, Stella, is pretty, and cool. So Zenda is happy that Stella accepts her into her group of friends. But exactly how far will Zenda go to stay in the group? I'd recommend this book, as well as all the others, to anyone.