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Madeleine L'Engle

Born

in New York City, New York, The United States

November 29, 1918

Died

September 06, 2007

Website

http://www.madeleinelengle.com/

Genre

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

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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.

"Madeleine was born on November 29th, 1918, and spent her formative years in New York City. Instead of her school work, she found that she would much rather be writing stories, poems and journals for herself, which was reflected in her grades (not the best). However, she was not discouraged.

At age 12, ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 1,675,517 ratings · 62,537 reviews · 175 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,148,841 ratings — published 1962 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124,556 ratings — published 1973 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 106,451 ratings — published 1978 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4) 3.97 avg rating — 46,124 ratings — published 1986 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet, #5) 3.80 avg rating — 21,585 ratings — published 1989 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Ring of Endless Light (Austin Family Chronicles, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 19,103 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Quartet Box Set (Time Quartet, #1-4) by Madeleine L'Engle, Peter Sís (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 11,054 ratings — published 1989 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meet the Austins (Austin Family Chronicles, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 9,956 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arm of the Starfish (O'Keefe Family, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 9,867 ratings — published 1965 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art 4.23 avg rating — 8,860 ratings — published 1980 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Time Quintet (5 books)
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Kairos (8 books)
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Austin Family Chronicles (5 books)
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3.96 avg rating — 50,706 ratings

O'Keefe Family (4 books)
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Crosswicks Journals (4 books)
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