Madeline L'Engle

Madeline L'Engle was an American author best known for *A Wrinkle in Time* (1962), a young adult novel blending science fiction with Christian mysticism.

Her work often explored time, space, and spiritual themes through children's adventures.

The book won the Newbery Medal and became a classroom staple despite early rejections from publishers.

L'Engle continued the Murry family saga across several novels.

timeMeasured passage of moments
tesseractFour-dimensional cubic solid
MegNickname for Margaret
fantasyImaginative mental wandering
childrenYoung human beings

literature · science · faith · universe · happy medium · darkness · light · love · adventure · cosmos · stars · travel · dimensions · young adult · Christian · imagination · Connecticut · courage

Opposites

worldview in children's literature

Madeline L'EnglePhilip Pullman

Isaac Asimov · Ayn Rand · Lemony Snicket

literary approach to science fiction/fantasy

Madeline L'EngleArthur C. Clarke

Isaac Asimov · Michael Crichton · hard science fiction

stance toward childhood and imagination

Madeline L'EngleCormac McCarthy

Thomas Hardy

Family

Madeline, mad, maid, maiden, angle, angled, angles, angling, angular

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Profile: Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G