Kendra Perkins

Kendra Perkins is a character mainly in Book One of the Amish Cooking Class series, but she also has a minor role in Book Two. In the first book, she is pregnant, unmarried, and her parents are ashamed of her. They force her out of the house; in book two, she gives birth to a baby girl and names it Heidi after Heidi Troyer.

Physical Appearance
The book describes her as having short auburn hair, and, of course, a large stomach. In the trailor, she also has auburn hair; however, she wears it up in an elaborate braided bun. Interestingly, it is also mentioned that she wore baggy clothes to hide the baby at first.

Role in Book One
Kendra is bitter and angry at her parents for kicking her out and wanting nothing to do with their grandchild. Kendra ends up staying with her friend Dorie in Mt. Hope, but life isn't good for her; she can't secure a job and is often feeling very sick. Dorie suggests she take Heidi's cooking classes to have something fun to do. Kendra agrees.

In the first cooking class, she reveals that she is pregnant, but thankfully, no one judges her about being unmarried. Throughout the book, she connects with Heidi, finally asking her to adopt her baby once it's born; Heidi happily agrees.

Dorie ends up moving, and Heidi offers Kendra the guest room. Kendra decides to stay with the Troyers until she can secure a job and a house.

Role in Book Two
Kendra's parents decide that they want to help raise Kendra's baby, so Kendra tells Heidi that she's keeping the baby (which leads Heidi to starting another class to get her mind off things). Heidi is heartbroken.

Later, Kendra is shopping when she begins to have contractions. Heidi later gets a message that Kendra gave birth to a baby girl. When she goes to visit the baby, she is very touched that Kendra named her Heidi.