madeleine lengle books...the time and the austin books

Explore Madeleine L'Engle's beloved Austin books, including 'Meet the Austins' and 'A Ring of Endless Light,' alongside her timeless classic 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Discover the full series list here.

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A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

This special edition ofA Wrinkle in Timeincludes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time:A Wrinkle in Timeby Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet

by Madeleine L'Engle

Meg Murry O'Keefe and her family are just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when her father gets a phone call from the White House about a madman's threat of nuclear war. Only an old Irish rune seems to hold a clue to averting worldwide disaster, and and when Meg's brother Charles Wallace, now fifteen, recites it, a radiant white beast--the unicorn Gaudior--appears to join him on his quest. But there are only twenty-four hours in which to stop tragedy from occurring. Can Charles Wallace, with the help of Gaudior and Meg, possibly succeed?
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A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.
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Many Waters

by Madeleine L'Engle

"Sandy and Dennys, twins and middle children in the Newbery-winning "A Wrinkle in Time," are transported to the time just before the Flood. . .This will be enjoyed for its suspense and humor as well as its other levels of meaning." --Pointer, "Kirkus Reviews " "L'Engle blends speculative fiction with biblical theology to create another provocative spellbinding tale." --"Philadelphia Inquirer"
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Meet the Austins

by Madeleine L'Engle

The Austin's should symphathize with Maggie for being an orphan. Even though she's making life so difficult.
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The arm of the starfish

 

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Troubling a Star

by Madeleine L'Engle

For her birthday, Vicky receives the gift of a trip to the Antarctic, where her friend Adam Eddington is working as a marine biologist. But as Vicky meets her fellow travelers, it quickly becomes clear that some of them are not what they seem. Vicki's trip into adventure becomes a journey into icy danger.
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The Young Unicorns

by Madeleine L'Engle

A plot to rule New York City places the Austin family in terrifying danger.
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The Moon by Night

by Madeleine L'Engle

Vicky Austin's "difficult year" brings mixed emotions of friendship and love.
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