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  1. A Wrinkle in Time is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

  2. Mar 3, 2018 · Written by L'Engle's granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy, it gives readers an intimate look at their "Gran." Covering the author's childhood and the years leading up to the publication of Wrinkle, this 162-page volume is rich in family photos, poems, letters, and journal entries. The prolific writer's only granddaughters tell ...

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  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Madeleine L'Engle was chiefly a children's author known for such works as 'Meet the Austins' and 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Updated: Nov 19, 2020. (Photo: Public Domain) (1918-2007) Who Was...

    • She started writing at a very young age. Madeleine L'Engle was the only child of a pianist mother and a writer father who embraced creativity. They gave her the space to read, write, play music, draw, and otherwise inhabit an internal dream world.
    • Her dedication to individualism came from her time at boarding school. One main theme of A Wrinkle in Time and L'Engle's other works is the danger of vast conformity.
    • Her faith influenced her writing. L'Engle, who converted to Christianity in adulthood, was clear about her dedication to religious faith and its impact on her work.
    • Her books were banned in many Christian bookstores. Even though Christianity guided her art, L'Engle rejected the “Christian author" label, as she found it reductive.
  4. A Wrinkle in Time. 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.

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