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A Wind in the Door (A Wrinkle in Time Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Madeleine L'Engle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 5: A Wrinkle in Time

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In A Wrinkle in Time Quintet book two, Charles Wallace falls ill, and Meg, Calvin, and their teacher, Mr. Jenkins, must travel inside C.W. to make him well, and save the universe from the evil Echthros.

It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin's vegetable garden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Blajeny) who explains that what they are seeing isn't a dragon at all, but a cherubim named Proginoskes. It turns out that C.W. is ill and that Blajeny and Proginoskes are there to make him well – by making him well, they will keep the balance of the universe in check and save it from the evil Echthros.

Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. to have this battle and save Charles' life as well as the balance of the universe.

Books by Madeleine L'Engle

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

A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by Hope Larson

Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time.

The Austin Family Chronicles
Meet the Austins (Volume 1)
The Moon by Night (Volume 2)
The Young Unicorns (Volume 3)
A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!
Troubling a Star (Volume 5)

The Polly O'Keefe books
The Arm of the Starfish
Dragons in the Waters
A House Like a Lotus

And Both Were Young

Camilla

The Joys of Love

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	A Wrinkle in Time	A Wind in the Door	A Swiftly Tilting Planet	Many Waters	An Acceptable Time
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Read them all!	One of the most significant and acclaimed fantasy novels of our time that weaves together mythology and science.	The second fantastic adventure story in the Time Quintet involving Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe.	In this third installment in The Time Quintet, Meg's brother Charles Wallace has twenty-four hours to stop the tragedy of nuclear war from occurring.	This fourth installment in The Time Quintet focuses on Meg's twin brothers and their own amazing time traveling adventure.	In the final book of The Time Quintet, Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, and finds herself caught up in the lives of three mysterious strangers who lived 3,000 years ago.

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"The chief characters of A Wrinkle in Time return in a complex sci-fi / fantasy adventure that is both similar and superior . . . The action is precipitated by Charles Wallace's failing health and his difficulties in being accepted by other children now that he's started school. Meg and O'Keefe are enlisted again to fight evil, this time in the shapre of Echthroi ('Light snuffers. Planet darkeners. The dragons. The worms. Those who hate.'), which are spreading through the universe. Guided by their mysterious teacher Blajeny and accompanied by a myriad-eyed, multiwinged cherubim named Proginoskes, Meg, Calivn and Mr. Jenkins (the crusty, unimaginitive school principal with whom Meg ha shad difficulty in the past) must pass three ordeals in order to save Charles Wallace from the Echthroi. Once again it is love that enables Meg to overcome evil, and L'Engle reaches mystical ecstasy in describing Meg's apprehension of the beauty and unity of the universe. Complex concepts of space and time are handled well for youn greaders, and the author creates a suspensful, life-and-death drama that is believably of cosmic significance. Complex and rich in mystical religious insights, this is breathtaking entertainment." --Starred, School Library Journal

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A Wind In The Door is a fantastic adventure story involving Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe, the chief characters of A Wrinkle In Time. The seed from which the story grows is the rather ordinary situation of Charles Wallace's having difficulty in adapting to school. He is extremely bright, so much so that he gets punched around a lot for being "different." He is also strangely, seriously ill (mitochondritis -- the destruction of farandolae, minute creature of the mitochondria in the blood). Determined to help Charles Wallace in school, Meg pays a visit to his principal, Mr. Jenkins, a dry, cold man with whom Meg herself has had unfortunate run-ins. The interview with Mr. Jenkins goes badly and Meg worriedly returns home to find Charles Wallace waiting for her. "There are," he announces, "dragons in the twins' vegetable garden. Or there were. They've moved to the north pasture now."

Dragons ? Not really, but an entity, a being stranger by far than dragons; and the encounter with this alien creature is only the first step that leads Meg, Calvin, and Mr. Jenkins out into galactic space, and then into the unimaginably small world of a mitochondrion. And, at last, safely, triumphantly, home.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004J4X30W
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (April 1, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1108 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages

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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, she moved to the French Alps with her parents and went to an English boarding school where, thankfully, her passion for writing continued to grow. She flourished during her high school years back in the United States at Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, vacationing with her mother in a rambling old beach cottage on a beautiful stretch of Florida Beach.

She went to Smith College and studied English with some wonderful teachers as she read the classics and continued her own creative writing. She graduated with honors and moved into a Greenwich Village apartment in New York. She worked in the theater, where Equity union pay and a flexible schedule afforded her the time to write! She published her first two novels during these years—A Small Rain and Ilsa—before meeting Hugh Franklin, her future husband, when she was an understudy in Anton Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard. They married during The Joyous Season.

She had a baby girl and kept on writing, eventually moving to Connecticut to raise the family away from the city in a small dairy farm village with more cows than people. They bought a dead general store, and brought it to life for 9 years. They moved back to the city with three children, and Hugh revitalized his professional acting career.

As the years passed and the children grew, Madeleine continued to write and Hugh to act, and they to enjoy each other and life. Madeleine began her association with the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, where she was the librarian and maintained an office for more than thirty years. After Hugh’s death in 1986, it was her writing and lecturing that kept her going. She lived through the 20th century and into the 21st and wrote over 60 books. She enjoyed being with her friends, her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren.

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Charles J. Kravetz

Great science fiction for both adults and children!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014

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Amazing science fiction, with enough real science to keep the adult thinking.

In this sequel to "A Wrinkle in Time", Meg journeys inside Charles Wallace to insure his health and life. CW does not get to help this time, instead, the story takes place inside his body.

I really like the way the author is able to mix enough real science into these books to keep the adult mind thinking. While the stories are entertaining enough for children, they are complicated enough for the adult. By including enough actual science, the author gives the reader room to think about the story and the plausibility.

Madeleine L'Engle does a great job introducing the concepts of mitochondria to the reader, while letting the reader decide whether or not to follow up on them. The science in these books seems to sneak up on the reader, yet is fully visible. This book remains a fun book to read, as an adult.

I think both children and adults will enjoy reading this story. I will be reading the next book in the great series.

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Cherubim and Adventure

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023

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I like the uniqueness of the characters and the adventures they went on and the fact that the story is simply amazing and fascinating

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J. Tolosa

original work

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023

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Nice story, beautifully written. The author has impressive imagination and a knack for creating the unexpected. This is a worthy sequel of “A Wrinkle inTime.”

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Cat57

A Wind in the Door

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023

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That was certainly very imaginative and extremely interesting! I enjoyed reading and being taken along on the journey! I look forward to continuing to the next adventure in the series!

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Katherine Decker

An odd tale

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023

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I have mixed feelings about this book. It was an odd reading. After enjoying the first book, I had high hopes and found myself a bit disappointed. At times it was hard to follow and yet I found that I wanted to keep reading. I didn’t have to force myself to continue which is a more positive sign and yet it was not my favorite read. I would say it’s worth reading if you liked the first book, but if you find yourself short on time, it could be worth skipping.

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Michael Kelley

A Hymn to the Great I AM

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023

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This book is a terrific sequel to "A Wrinkle in Time," filled with deep scientific themes that display the glory of God in both the largest galaxy and smallest cell. Ultimately, this book is about BEING, of existing, and fighting evil through living as humanly as possible as image bearers of the God who is the Great I AM.

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Ajatal

Living Spiritually Aware

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2023

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I liked “A Wind In The Door” because the author invites the reader to live outside their physical reality to another dimension of awareness. In addition, experience how limitless love is.

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AmyNoelle

Not as good as the 1st book.

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017

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I was excited to get Wrinkle in Time for my son because I loved it SO much growing up. I never did read the books that followed. He ended up loving Wrinkle in Time as much as I did. I ended up buying the whole series and none of them really compared to the first. These are still really good books for any child though. Everyone is different. Someone who doesn't like one book, may be loved by the next. I read this one alongside my son and it was just okay.

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