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Becoming Madeleine

A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters

by Charlotte Jones Voiklis
Léna Roy
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This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle —written by her granddaughters—coming just in time for the all-new A Wrinkle in Time film, directed by Ava DuVernay and featuring a multi-racial cast (release date: March 9, 2018).
Madeleine L'Engle (1918—2007) is the beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time, its sequels, and numerous other works for children and adults. Now, her granddaughters have written her biography with never-before-seen archival materials—including photographs, letters, and journal entries—from throughout the writer's life. BECOMING MADELEINE will speak not only to fans of the icon's work, but to anyone interested in writing, legacy, and the impact of one person on the people that love her.

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  • Release date

    February 6, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780525634096
      • File size: 81806 KB
      • Duration: 02:50:25

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Charlotte Jones Voiklis and L�na Roy are the authors and narrators of this biography of author Madeleine L'Engle's formative years. The narrative ends with the sale of A WRINKLE IN TIME, the children's literature classic and Newbery Medalist. Voiklis narrates without a great deal of inflection, but since she's L'Engle's granddaughter, it's not surprising that a bit of reverence is detectable. The words of L'Engle herself are the highlight of the audiobook. Madeleine's youthful letters and journals from her boarding school days are filled with exclamatory sentences, which Roy reads with the gushing passion and determination of the young Madeleine. Her tone becomes more mature and thoughtful as she delivers Madeleine's later missives, written as a wife and mother. L.T. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 4, 2017
      L’Engle’s granddaughters have produced a perceptive look at the prolific author’s solitary childhood, gawky adolescence, and early adulthood, concluding in 1961 with FSG acquiring the manuscript of the book that would become A Wrinkle in Time. Making generous use of L’Engle’s diary entries (starting when she was 14 and at a Swiss boarding school), correspondence, and memorabilia, the book will appeal to aspiring writers as well as L’Engle’s admirers. The liveliest and most engrossing sections focus on L’Engle’s young adulthood in New York City as she strove to make a career in the theater and as a novelist. Early successes in both arenas gave way to rejection and frustration, but L’Engle persisted, faithful to her need to write, regardless of publication. At 30, she reflected in her journal: “It is just a necessary function to me like breathing and eating and eliminating. And is one of my greatest joys. And one of my greatest agonies.” A personal prologue and a moving epilogue that succinctly touches on L’Engle’s later adulthood from her granddaughters’ perspective are additional highlights, as are the many photos of the writer and her family. Ages 9–12.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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