Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters

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Author: Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy ISBN: 9780374307653
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication: February 6, 2018
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Language: English
Author: Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy
ISBN: 9780374307653
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication: February 6, 2018
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Language: English

This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle —written by her granddaughters.

This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of overcoming obstacles—a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writing—and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine will speak not only to fans of the icon’s work, but also to anyone interested in writing.

This title has Common Core connections.

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This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle —written by her granddaughters.

This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L’Engle (1918–2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of overcoming obstacles—a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writing—and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine will speak not only to fans of the icon’s work, but also to anyone interested in writing.

This title has Common Core connections.

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