An Acceptable Time - (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet) by Madeleine L'Engle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this classic novel by a beloved author, Polly OUKeefe's visit to her grandparents' farm in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious strangers and finds herself traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>An Acceptable Time</i>, the final book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet, the series that began with the Newbery Award winner <i>A Wrinkle in Time. </i>While spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, Polly O'Keefe wanders into a time 3,000 years before her own.</b><br><b></b><br><b>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' --<i>Publisher's Weekly</i></b><br><b></b><br><i>Under their feet, the ground seemed to tremble.</i></p><p>A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears.</p><p>Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?</p><p><b>Praise for <i>An Acceptable Time</i> </b></p><p>"When Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, she finds herself caught up in the lives of three mysterious strangers [who lived] 3,000 years ago [and] travels back in time to play a crucial role in an ancient confrontation. . . L'Engle has again achieved the award-winning style of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. . . Highly recommended." --<i>VOYA</i></p><p>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' --<i>Publisher's Weekly</i><br><i></i><br><b>Books by Madeleine L'Engle</b></p><p><b>A Wrinkle in Time Quintet</b><i></i><br><i>A Wrinkle in Time</i><br><i>A Wind in the Door</i><br><i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i><br><i>Many Waters</i><br><i>An Acceptable Time</i></p><p><i>A Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNovel</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic.</p><p><i>Intergalactic P.S. 3</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>!</p><p><b>The Austin Family Chronicles</b><br><i>Meet the Austins </i>(Volume 1) <br><i>The Moon by Night</i> (Volume 2) <br><i>The Young Unicorns</i> (Volume 3)<br><i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!<br><i>Troubling a Star</i> (Volume 5)</p><p><b>The Polly O'Keefe books</b><br><i>The Arm of the Starfish</i><br><i>Dragons in the Waters</i><br><i>A House Like a Lotus</i></p><p><i>And Both Were Young</i><br><i></i><br><i>Camilla</i><br><i></i><br><i>The Joys of Love</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"When Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, she finds herself caught up in the lives of three mysterious strangers [who lived] 3,000 years ago [and] travels back in time to play a crucial role in an ancient confrontation...L'Engle has again achieved the award-winning style of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. . .Highly recommended." --<i>VOYA</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Madeleine L'Engle</b> (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, <i>The Small Rain</i>, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in <i>The Cherry Orchard</i>. </p><p>Upon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book <i>Meet the Austins</i>, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience. </p><p>Her science fantasy classic <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, <i>A Wind in the Door</i> and <i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i> (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book <i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> won the Newbery Honor. L'Engle passed away in 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut.</p>
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