A Wind in the Door, Madeleine LEngle
A Wind in the Door, Madeleine LEngle
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A Wind in the Door

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Jennifer Ehle

Unabridged: 5 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/10/2012

Synopsis

The second book in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. Read the ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy series that has delighted children for over 60 years!

* "This is breathtaking entertainment.” —School Library Journal, starred review

Just before Meg Murry's little brother, Charles Wallace, falls death ill, he sees dragons in the vegetable garden. The dragons turn out to be Proginoskes, a cherubim composed of wings and eyes, wind and flame. It is up to Meg and Proginoskes, along with Meg's friend Calvin, to save Charles Wallace's life. To do so, they must travel deep within Charles Wallace to attempt to defeat the Echthroi—those who hate--and restore brilliant harmony and joy to the rhythm of creation, the song of the universe.

A Wrinkle in Time Quintet
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Many Waters
An Acceptable Time

About The Author

Madeleine L’Engle is a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and writings on scripture and the Christian life. Best known for the Newbery Award—winning A Wrinkle in Time and her classic work on faith and art, Walking on Water, L’Engle is the author of over fifty books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, medals, and honorary degrees, including the National Religious Book Award. She lives in Connecticut and New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lennox on June 02, 2008

Madeleine L'Engle is probably one of the reasons why I think magic and faith and science are ultimately compatible.......more

Goodreads review by Sidrah on April 27, 2019

My second read in the time quintet! And oh boy, how much and why I still enjoy reading children books is just out of my grasp! Charles Wallace, our brilliant and intuitive 6 year old gets ill. He talks about things, that his elder sister Meg, finds impossible to exist. Do they really exist? Does their......more

Goodreads review by Anne on January 18, 2024

I read A Wrinkle in Time when I was a little kid and never realized that there were more books in the series. And while I'm too old to truly appreciate the magic, I thought I'd read the rest of the books. This wasn't bad, even for a jaded, slightly crusty, heart like mine. As an adult, I found Meg a bi......more

Goodreads review by Trish on February 28, 2018

This is the second book about Meg, Charles Wallace, their family and Calvin, their friend. There is no other obvious connection to the first installment other than that time can be bent and the children go on a sort of adventure through the universe. The universe, this time, is the great idea of ever......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on March 02, 2015

I never read this one when I was a kid, so I was coming at it completely fresh. And, at first, I thought it was making a difference in my reception of the book, because, at first, I was really enjoying it. The first third of the book was really good. I was impressed and everything. Yes, there will be......more

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