About this title: "Through a day and night of terror, the forces of good and evil fight for thelife of a boy and the ultimate salvation of mankind. Mrs. L'Engle proves onceagain that she is a fine and sensitive teller of tales".--Publishers Weekly.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780440487616ISBN:0440487617
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Has a different cover than the one pictured-this cover has yellow theme. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1974
ISBN-13:9780440487616ISBN:0440487617
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Used. Name written in front inside cover. Different cover than one shown. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Different cover design, but same ISBN as listed-Cover has minimal wear; pages are unmarked. SHIPS NEXT DAY. read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. cover is a bit worn, binding creased, overall good used book. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very Good. 0440487617 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Good. 0440487617 Good condition soft cover book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 044098761X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 044098761X Great condition paperback book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Dell
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780440987611ISBN:044098761X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Binding strong & tight. Pages bright & clean. Text unmarked. No dog ears. We ship 6 days a week. Canadian orders ship air letter post or global priority where available. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
"Childish (but it is a children's novel), and full of plot holes, this book spends half the pages on circular dialogues that mean nothing other than WE DON'T KNOW. Dear Author, Philosophical questions like Is size relative and Is time relative and Can we throw out every law of physics and save the universe, by saving one little kid whose life, for some unexplained reason, will decide the fate of the rest of the universe, those questions should not be in a children's book. Maybe try reading C.S.Lewis or even Douglas Adams. But I'm recommending Douglas Adams to everyone right now just because he's awesome."
"While "A Wind in the Door" is nowhere nearly as well-known or iconic as its predecessor, "A Wrinkle in Time," this book holds just as dear a place in my heart. In it, Meg must learn to feel love where she does not wish to feel it, and to recognize the inherent interconnectedness of every living thing in the Universe. It is only in this way that she can save her young brother, Charles Wallace, who is dying because fantastical denizens of his mitochondria, the "farandolae," refuse to understand the importance of the universe beyond themselves, thus allowing their home to wither and be extinguished.
This, of course, is L'Engles way of saying that self-centeredness and inability to see how our actions affect others is something that puts the world at terrible risk.
It is a worthwhile and, indeed, a vital message for children, packaged in a well-written, captivating story.
I also have a special place in my heart for this book as that which introduced me to mitochondria and Lynn Margulis's theory of endosymbiosis, which had only been published seven years previous to the writing of this book and was by no means immediately accepted by the scientific community. While much of the "science" surrounding Charles Wallace's health is pure fantasy, L'Engle was clearly on top of the breakthroughs being made.
"A Wind in the Door" is a worthy continuation of the Murray family's adventures that easily stands on its own. Highly recommended."
"My review on Madeleine L'Engle's books in general: I recently reread many of her teen and children's books (I haven't quite made it through all of them), and I am pretty impressed. The writing style isn't anything to write home about, but she writes in a way that is accessible to all ages. She writes of thing that many teens go through, and puts things bluntly. Her timeline is somewhat vague and unsteady, but that's not really all that important. When I read those books when I was ten or so, I had no idea that most of them were written in the 60's. Now I realize that, and am impressed that it's still extremely applicable. Her biggest recommendation is the way that she incorporated philosophy and God. To my LDS friends, she hit on many truths and was very insightful. I definitely recommend her to any parents. You should be able to find them in Spanish (or German, in my case), too. If I remember right, there were many
On this book: It teaches children what love is and what hate does. It's a bit more fantasy, but brings up many interesting ideas."
"I would like to give this book a higher rating just for it's association with one of my alltime favorite books, A Wrinkle in Time. There are several differences in this book that kept me from liking it as much.
The book is very repetitious, going over and over and over concepts that are described in detail the first time. The heroine, Meg complains and whines a bit too much. It feels like the book lags in places just to lengthen the story. What could be said in a page or two is said in a whole chapter. I listened to the audioversion of this book and L'Engle herself is the narrator. I generally like to listen to author's readings of their books, and she generally does a decent job. She doesn't use voices for her characters except when her voice became a Dan Ackroyd version of Julie Child. To say the least, this did not work for me or the character and was quite distracting.
I loved reading about the original characters from A Wrinkle in Time. L'Engle is very creative when it come to developing new and old characters. These books do seems to hold up to the test of time and are not as dated as I would expect.
I will eventually work my way through the series to see how Meg and her family come through it all."
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