A Wind in the Door

Name: A Wind in the Door
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9780312368548
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By Madeleine L'Engle

Series: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet

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A Wind in the Door is the second book in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. When Charles Wallace falls gravely ill, Meg, Calvin, and their teacher Mr. Jenkins embark on a fantastic journey inside Charles Wallace himself. There, they must confront cosmic forces, including the malevolent Echthros, to save both Charles and the balance of the universe. The story introduces mystical beings like the cherubim Proginoskes and explores profound concepts of space, time, and existence in a thrilling adventure.
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This imaginative and thought-provoking tale is ideal for children and young readers interested in science fiction and fantasy, especially those who enjoyed A Wrinkle in Time. Its blend of cosmic adventure and spiritual depth makes it appealing for readers seeking a more complex and meaningful story.

Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden in this companion to LUEngle's 1963 Newbery Medal-winning novel "A Wrinkle in Time."

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The second book in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. When Charles Wallace falls ill, Meg, Calvin, and their teacher, Mr. Jenkins, must travel inside C.W. to make him well and save the universe from the evil Echthros.

"This is breathtaking entertainment.” —School Library Journal, starred review

Every time a star goes out, another Echthros has won a battle.

It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twins' vegetable garden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Blajeny) who explains that what they are seeing isn't a dragon at all, but a cherubim named Proginoskes. It turns out that C.W. is ill and that Blajeny and Proginoskes are there to make him well – by making him well, they will keep the balance of the universe in check and save it from the evil Echthros.

Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. to have this battle and save Charles' life as well as the balance of the universe.

Praise for A Wind in the Door:

"Complex concepts of space and time are handled well for young readers, and the author creates a suspenseful, life-and-death drama that is believably of cosmic significance. Complex and rich in mystical religious insights, this is breathtaking entertainment.” —School Library Journal, starred review

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The Young Unicorns (Volume 3)
A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!
Troubling a Star (Volume 5)

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Dragons in the Waters
A House Like a Lotus

And Both Were Young

Camilla

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A Wind in the Door

By Madeleine L'Engle

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A Wrinkle in Time

By Madeleine L'Engle

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“Complex concepts of space and time are handled well for young readers, and the author creates a suspenseful, life-and-death drama that is believably of cosmic significance. Complex and rich in mystical religious insights, this is breathtaking entertainment.” — Starred, School Library Journal

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780312368548

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 202g

Pages: 256

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Madeleine L'Engle Series: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet Young Adult

About the Author

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved A Wrinkle in Time. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, The Small Rain, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in The Cherry Orchard.

Upon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book Meet the Austins, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience.

Her science fantasy classic A Wrinkle in Time was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book A Ring of Endless Light won the Newbery Honor. L'Engle passed away in 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut.

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