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A Wind in the Door
Series: A Wrinkle in Time Quintet
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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.
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See moreMeg 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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Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Visit the world of A Wrinkle in Time in this standalone story!
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The Young Unicorns (Volume 3)
A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!
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A House Like a Lotus
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A Wind in the Door
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....Paperback$3300Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
A Wrinkle in Time
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM DISNEY Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted children for over 60 years! A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favourite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart."...Paperback$3400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Intergalactic P.S. 3
Madeleine L'Engle's novel A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most beloved children's books of our time and is the first book in her famed Time Quintet. But there's still more to the Murry family story! Intergalactic P.S. 3, originally published as a short story in 1970, is the story of Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace on Charles Wallace's...Paperback$1299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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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
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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
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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