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Madeleine L'Engle


Born
in New York City, New York, The United States
November 29, 1918

Died
September 06, 2007

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Biographies & Memoirs


Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 1,759,627 ratings · 66,646 reviews · 193 distinct works • Similar authors
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Qui...
3.98 avg rating — 1,217,221 ratings — published 1962 — 387 editions
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A Wind in the Door (Time Qu...
3.99 avg rating — 128,371 ratings — published 1973 — 139 editions
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (T...
4.08 avg rating — 109,194 ratings — published 1978 — 122 editions
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Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4)
3.96 avg rating — 48,474 ratings — published 1986 — 85 editions
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An Acceptable Time (Time Qu...
3.79 avg rating — 22,679 ratings — published 1989 — 54 editions
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A Ring of Endless Light (Au...
4.17 avg rating — 19,469 ratings — published 1980 — 38 editions
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The Time Quartet Box Set (T...
4.35 avg rating — 11,220 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions
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Meet the Austins (Austin Fa...
3.87 avg rating — 10,271 ratings — published 1960 — 33 editions
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A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time
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A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus
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Meet the Austins The Moon by Night The Young Unicorns A Ring of Endless Light Troubling a Star
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The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus An Acceptable Time
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A Circle of Quiet The Summer of the Great-Gra... The Irrational Season Two-Part Invention: The Sto...
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle
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“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
― Madeleine L'Engle
tags: books, fire, star, universe
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“A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, A Circle of Quiet
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September BoTM: Time Travel- 2nd Poll. The top five books moved into this final round.

 
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