A Wind in the Door Summary
Madeleine L'Engle

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A Wind in the Door Summary

A Wind in the Door is the second in a four-part series of books by Madeleine L'Engle involving the Murry family. These timeless children's classics are remarkably ahead of their time in their use of cutting-edge science. L'Engle blends advanced scientific theory with spiritual mythology to create a magical yet oddly sensible world for her characters. Teenaged Meg Murry and her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace Murry, are both highly intelligent, good-hearted...

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Madeleine L'Engle Biographies (4)

Madeleine (Camp Franklin) L'Engle

5,426 words, approx. 19 pages

Madeleine L'Engle's writings reflect her passionate concern with major aspects of life: a happy family life, the right and responsibility of the individual to make choices, the art of writing, death, ... Read more

Madeleine L'Engle

1,903 words, approx. 7 pages

American fiction writer Madeleine L'Engle (born 1918) is the accomplished author of numerous plays, poems, novels, and autobiographies for children and adults. She is perhaps best known for her childr... Read more

Madeleine L'Engle

2,554 words, approx. 9 pages

Madeleine L'Engle is a writer who resists easy classification. She has successfully published plays, poems, essays, autobiographies, and novels for both children and adults. She is probably best known... Read more

Madeleine L'Engle

5,708 words, approx. 20 pages

"I was born in New York City on the snowy night of November 29, 1918, shortly after the first World War, and think it's the nicest place in the world to be born in. I grew up on East 82nd Street."My f... Read more

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Critical Essay by Robert Bell

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A Wind in the Door

304 words, approx. 2 pages

I want to tell you about a science fiction book that I read by Madeleine L'Engle: A Wind in the Door. This book was printed in 1916. This story is about Meg, a girl that wanted to help her brother... Read more

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