Madeleine L'Engle
21) Ilsa: A Novel
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English
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A novel about the darker side of love by the bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time and the Crosswicks Journals. From the moment Henry Porcher first sees Ilsa Brandes, he worships her. Despite controversy surrounding the young girl, Henry is drawn to her, a fascination that turns into a lifelong infatuation. As the years pass, Ilsa's memory never leaves him, not until the day he returns to their sleepy Southern hometown and renews their childhood...
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English
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From the National Book Award–winning author of A Wrinkle in Time, three poignant novels exploring the power of love, family, and secrets. The Other Side of the Sun: In this atmospheric novel of suspense set in the turn-of-the-century South, a nineteen-year-old British newlywed must stay with her American husband's family on their South Carolina estate when he is called away on a diplomatic mission. She soon discovers her in-laws are not who they...
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English
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The New York Times–bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time takes an introspective look at her life and muses on creativity in these four memoirs. Set against the lush backdrop of Crosswicks, Madeleine L'Engle's family farmhouse in rural Connecticut, this series of memoirs reveals the complexity behind the beloved author whose works have long been cherished by children and adults alike. A Circle of Quiet: In a deeply personal account, L'Engle shares...
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Austin family books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Struggling to confront her grandfather's impending death, sixteen-year-old Vicky Austin finds herself the center of attention for three young men, and, when the inevitable crisis comes, she must rely on the love of others to overcome her grief.
25) Meet the Austins
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Austin family books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
Description
The life of the Austin family is changed by the arrival of self-centered young Maggy Hamilton, orphaned by the sudden death of her pilot father.
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O'Keefe family volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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A marine biology student reporting to his summer job on an island off Portugal finds himself at the center of a power struggle between his boss and another group of Americans.
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O'Keefe family volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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A thirteen-year-old boy's trip to Venezuela with his cousin culminates in murder and the discovery of an unexpected bond with an Indian tribe, dating from the days of Simón Bolívar.
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English
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"This powerful collection of short stories traces an emotional arc inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's early life and career, from her lonely childhood in New York to her life as a mother in small-town Connecticut. In a selection of eighteen stories discovered by one of L'Engle's granddaughters, we see how L'Engle's personal experiences and abiding faith informed the creation of her many cherished works. Some of these stories have never been published;...
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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The world already knows Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O'Keefe, and the three Mrs—Who, Whatsit, and Which—the memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force and save our universe in the Newbery award-winning classic A Wrinkle in Time. But in 50 years of publication, the book has never been illustrated. Now, Hope Larson takes the classic story to a new level with her vividly imagined interpretations of tessering
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Library of America
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Rediscover an American classic with this special deluxe edition of the Newbery Award–winning children’s series—starring the iconic time traveling heroine, Meg Murry
This Library of America volume presents Madeleine L’Engle’s iconic classic A Wrinkle in Time, one of the most beloved and influential novels for young readers ever written, in a newly-prepared authoritative text and, as a special feature,...
This Library of America volume presents Madeleine L’Engle’s iconic classic A Wrinkle in Time, one of the most beloved and influential novels for young readers ever written, in a newly-prepared authoritative text and, as a special feature,...
32) Troubling a star
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Austin family books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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As she tries to stay alive after being left on an iceberg in the Antarctic, sixteen-year-old Vicky recalls the series of events that brought her to the bottom of the world and involved her in a dangerous mystery.
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Austin family books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Series
Time quintet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Description
Meg Murry, nuestra protagonista, tiene problemas para adaptarse en la escuela, es difícil adivinar que sus padres son científicos. Papá desapareció tiempo atrás en extrañas circunstancias, pero mamá no ha perdido la esperanza de volver a verlo. Su hermano pequeño, Charles, es un niño prodigio; su mente posee una percepción excepcional que le permite ver más allá de las apariencias. Es esa habilidad la que les permitirá encontrarse con...
35) The other dog
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Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The family poodle protests at first when the master and mistress bring home a new "dog" to share the household.
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Series
O'Keefe family volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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While working at a conference in Cyprus, sixteen-year-old Polly tries to come to terms with the emotionally tumultuous events preceding her arrival on the island and her relationships with old and new friends.
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Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, along with their friend Calvin O'Keefe, set off on a series of adventures in which they try to rescue Meg and Charles Wallace's father from the Dark Thing, travel inside Charles Wallace's body, and stop a nuclear war.
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Charles Wallace Murry is old enough to start school, but his sister, Meg, and their friend Calvin know he isn't cut out for school on Earth―Meg worries that he'll be more misunderstood than ever. Luckily, with the help of the three celestial creatures Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which, there is another place where Charles Wallace can get his education: Intergalactic P.S. 3, a public school in a completely different galaxy. The three children...