Madeleine L'engle

by Baptiste, Tracey

• ISBN13: 9780791095737
• ISBN10: 0791095738
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-30
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Madeleine L'Engle's long writing career began when she wrote her first story about a "grul" -a girl-at age five. L'Engle spent her early life bouncing between governesses and boarding schools before she found a place for herself at Smith College and then made a permanent home in New York City. Although L'Engle completed her most famous work, A Wrinkle in Time, in 1960, more than two dozen publishers rejected it before it finally was published in 1962. L'Engle's picture books, fantastic young-adult novels, and Christian writing made her one of the most popular and recognizable authors in American literature. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Tracey Baptiste is the author of the young adult novel Angel's Grace, which was named one of the 100 Best Books for Reading and Sharing in 2005 by New York City public librarians. She also has written the Chelsea House titles Jerry Spinelli in the Who Wrote That? series and Being a Leader and Making Decisions in the Character Education series.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
A Born Writer	p. 11
The Actress	p. 27
A Rough Road for Wrinkle	p. 39
Afraid of Camazotz	p. 51
Body of Work	p. 61
Going Hollywood	p. 71
Tripping over Ideas	p. 79
Her Story	p. 93
Chronology	p. 102
Notes	p. 104
Works	p. 108
Popular Books	p. 110
Popular Characters	p. 112
Major Awards	p. 113
Bibliography	p. 114
Further Reading	p. 118
Index	p. 120
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Madeleine L'Engle's long writing career began when she wrote her first story about a "grul," or girl, at age five. L'Engle spent her childhood bouncing between governesses and boarding school before she attended Smith College and made a permanent home in New York City. L'Engle completed her most famous work,A Wrinkle in Time, in 1960, but it was rejected by more than two dozen publishers before it came out in 1962. L'Engle's picture books, fantastic young adult novels, and Christian writing made her one of the most popular and recognizable authors in American literature. InMadeleine L'Engle, learn more about this author's life and writing, which set the standard for blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.

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