Tesseracts for everyone

A favorite childhood companion of mine died yesterday. I read so, so many of her books. I put "A Wrinkle in Time" in a time capsule I made as a teenager. I love that book. Go read it to your kids if you haven't already.



Madeleine L'Engle

Comments

austinmcraig said…
I had no idea she had passed away. Sad to hear it. She wrote excellent fiction.
September 07, 2007 3:56 PM
everydayjami said…
It's on Grayson's dresser to read next.
September 07, 2007 5:44 PM
pepper said…
One of my favorite books too.
September 07, 2007 5:49 PM
Anonymous said…
I just checked "A Wrinkle In Time" out from the library, (somehow missed it as a child.) I'll observe a moment of admiration/gratitude for Ms. L'Engle's creative life when I start reading.

Oh, and if you get lonely for a gecko when you move, just let me know...I'll catch one under the plunger and mail it to you.
September 07, 2007 10:10 PM
Kristine said…
We've got three of her books on our bookshelf and I was just looking at them the other day, thinking about reading then. Now I definitely will. Thanks for letting us know.
September 08, 2007 1:10 AM
Christie K said…
Also one of my favorites.
September 08, 2007 5:32 PM
Neil and Diana said…
I was relieved to read that she is survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
September 08, 2007 6:12 PM
Emmie said…
My favorite book in the world is A Ring of Endless Light.
September 08, 2007 7:20 PM
Trevlyn said…
One of my all time favorite "tween" novels is "A Ring of Endless Light" from the "Meet the Austins" series! I'll be sure to put "Wrinkle" on my list!
September 08, 2007 8:56 PM
Tip Junkie said…
I'm so sorry for your loss.
September 09, 2007 10:43 PM
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