A Wind in the Door
Readers rate it 3.8 (265 on Hardcover)
211 pages · Released 1973 · Bantam
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A Wind in the Door is a thoughtful science-fantasy adventure that explores themes of love, acceptance, and courage through the lens of a child's illness. The story is grounded in genuine character relationships and intellectual curiosity rather than action or danger. While there is a cosmic conflict against an abstract evil force, the emphasis is on healing and connection rather than combat, making it appropriate for middle-grade readers who enjoyed A Wrinkle in Time.
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A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time, and part of the Time Quartet (and by extension the Time Quintet). It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin’s vegetable garden. Tha... A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time, and part of the Time Quartet (and by extension the Time Quintet). 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 – and 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.
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- Science fiction
- Juvenile literature
- Brothers and sisters
- Fantasy
- Sick
- Fiction
- Sick children
- Murry family (Fictitious characters)
- Juvenile fiction
- Dragons
- Gifted children
- Angels
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ISBN 9780440487616 · Bantam