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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet Series #03)
by Madeleine L'Engle
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780312368562 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
In this companion to the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg — grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything" — goes with him in spirit. Charles Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and his will as he is sent within four people from another time, there to search for a way to avert the tragedy threatening them all.
Review:
"L'Engle's gifts are at their most impressive here." Publisher's Weekly
Synopsis:
Charles, the youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe in this classic tale of time travel by LUEngle.
Synopsis:
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.
About the Author
Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was born in New York City and attended Smith College. She wrote more than 60 books, the most famous of which is A Wrinkle In Time (1962), winner of the Newbery Award in 1963. L’Engle continued the story of the Murry family from A Wrinkle In Time with seven other novels (five of which are available as A Wrinkle In Time Quintent from Square Fish). She also wrote the famous series featuring the Austin family, beginning with the novel Meet The Austins (1960). L’Engle revisited the Austins four more times over the next three decades, concluding with Troubling a Star in 1994. The story of the Austins had some autobiographical elements, mirroring Madeleine’s life and the life of her family. Madeleine L’Engle’s last book, The Joys of Love, is a romantic, coming-of-age story she wrote back in the 1940s, and is being published by FSG.
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colts18xlifan, March 19, 2007 (view all comments by colts18xlifan)
This story was ok, but it was better at the end. If I were to put this on a school book report list, I wouldn't. I felt that it was a little too advanced for me at times, but it was a pretty good book.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780312368562
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Square Fish
- Subject:
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
- Subject:
- Science fiction
- Subject:
- Time travel
- Publication Date:
- May 2007
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- - Up
- Language:
- English
- Pages:
- 309
- Dimensions:
- 7.64x5.28x.83 in. .55 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 11-UP
