Madeleine L'Engle



Madeleine L'Engle

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born November 29, 1918
died September 06, 2007
gender female
place of birth New York, NY, United States
website http://www.madeleinelengle.com/
genre Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

about this author

Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters. Her works reflect her strong interest in modern science: tesseracts, for example, are featured prominently in A Wrinkle in Time, mitochondrial DNA in A Wind in the Door, organ regeneration in The Arm of the Starfish, and so forth.


books by Madeleine L'Engle

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avg rating: 4.09 | 44197 ratings | 85 distinct works
A Wind in the Door A Wind in the Door (Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 4.05 — 4068 ratings — published 1973
19 editions
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A Ring of Endless Light A Ring of Endless Light (Mass Market Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 4.14 — 1395 ratings — published 1995
10 editions
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The Arm of the Starfish The Arm of the Starfish (Laurel Leaf Books)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.79 — 1042 ratings — published 1965
6 editions
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An Acceptable Time An Acceptable Time (Mass Market Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.81 — 942 ratings — published 1989
8 editions
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Troubling a Star Troubling a Star (Mass Market Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.77 — 690 ratings — published 1995
7 editions
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Meet the Austins Meet the Austins (Austin Family)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.72 — 616 ratings — published 1997
5 editions
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A House Like a Lotus A House Like a Lotus (Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.79 — 548 ratings — published 1985
3 editions
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A Circle of Quiet A Circle of Quiet (Paperback)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 4.16 — 488 ratings — published 1972
6 editions
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The Moon by Night The Moon by Night (Austin Family)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.75 — 511 ratings — published 1981
5 editions
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The Young Unicorns The Young Unicorns (Laurel Leaf Books)
by Madeleine L'Engle
avg rating 3.72 — 506 ratings — published 1989
4 editions
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quotes by Madeleine L'Engle

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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
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"Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God"
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