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Madeleine L'Engle


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Madeleine L'Engle was the author of more than sixty books for all ages, among them the beloved A Wrinkle in Time, awarded the Newbery Medal; A Ring of Endless Light, a Newbery Honor Book; A Swiftly Tilting Planet, winner of the American Book Award; and the Austin family series. L'Engle was named the 1998 recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards award, honoring her lifetime contribution in writing for teens.
 

Awards: WFA (1997), Newbery (1963)  see all

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy, Children's Fiction, Inspirational, Literary Fiction, Historical
 
Series
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   The Small Rain (1945)
   Prelude (1968)
   A Severed Wasp (1982)
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Camilla Dickinson
   1. Camilla (1951)
     aka Camilla Dickinson
   2. A Live Coal in the Sea (1996)
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Austin Family
   1. Meet the Austins (1960)
   2. The Moon by Night (1963)
   2.5. The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas (1964)
   3. The Young Unicorns (1968)
   4. A Ring of Endless Light (1980)
   5. Troubling a Star (1994)
   5.5. A Full House (1999)
   6. The Anti-Muffins (1981)
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Time Quintet
   1. A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
   2. A Wind in the Door (1973)
   3. A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978)
   4. Many Waters (1986)
   5. An Acceptable Time (1989)
   A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel (2012)
   Intergalactic P.S. 3 (2018)
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Novels
   Ilsa (1946)
   And Both Were Young (1949)
   A Winter's Love (1957)
   The Love Letters (1966)
   Dance in the Desert (1969)
   The Other Side of the Sun (1971)
   The Weather of the Heart (1976)
   Certain Women (1992)
   The Other Dog (2001)
   The Joys of Love (2008)
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Collections
   Lines Scribbled on an Envelope (poems) (1969)
   Ladder of Angels (1979)
   The Sphinx At Dawn (1982)
   A Cry Like a Bell (poems) (1987)
   Wintersong (poems) (1996) (with Luci Shaw)
   Miracle On 10th Street (1998)
   101st Miracle (1999)
   The Ordering Of Love (poems) (2005)
   Home for Christmas (2014) (with others)
   The Moment of Tenderness (2020)
   Rediscovery, Volume 2: Science Fiction by Women (1953-1957) (2022) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Non fiction
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Books containing stories by Madeleine L'Engle
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Witches (2012)
Wicked, Wild & Wonderful
edited by
Paula Guran
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The Wand in the Word (2006)
Conversations with Writers of Fantasy
edited by
Leonard S Marcus
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Mistresses of the Dark (1998)
25 Macabre Tales By Master Storytellers
edited by
Stefan R Dziemianowicz, Denise Little and Robert E Weinberg

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Awards
1997 World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement
1963 Newbery Medal : A Wrinkle in Time

Award nominations
1981 Newbery Medal (nominee) : A Ring of Endless Light


Madeleine L'Engle recommends
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Tree Girl (2001)
T A Barron
"Tree Girl will surely delight its readers. As in all T. A. Barron's books, there is a great deal of wisdom and humor - and an unforgettable hero."
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Midnight Blue (1990)
Pauline Fisk
"One of the most exciting fantasies I've read in a long time."
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As We Are Now (1973)
May Sarton
"I shared the anger and the righteous indignation which I felt behind every line."

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