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Summary: As Good as the First
Review: The second in L'Engle's Time quartet, this one is just as wonderful as the first! The main characters (Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin) set out on another mission with the help of new characters in another attention grabbing plot. I would say more but you just have to read it for yourself! Madeleine L'Engle does a wonderful job with her characters and story.
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Summary: Bio-Adventure
Review: This is a sequel to A Wrinkle In Time. Charles Wallace is now in the first grade where his peculiarities have caused him to be singled out by the other boys who beat him daily. He's also very ill. Blajeny, a teacher, arrives to help the children as the un-namers of the universe, the Ecthroi, are back this time trying to destroy Charles Wallace's mitochondria. The farandolae limit the rate at which our mitochondria burn fuel and are being interfered with. If their number drops below significant level hydrogen can't be transported and death, results due to energy depletion. Blajeny explains that Charles Wallace is important because one person can swing the balance of the universe. Blajeny assembles a team that includes Meg, Calvin O'Keefe, Charles Wallace's principal, Proginoskes the cherubim and Sporos a Farandolae. They have to go inside Yada the mitochondrion that was Sporos' birthplace to convince Sporos and his generation to deepen in order for him to sustain life. This was an exciting story and very different from many I have read. Highly recommended!
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Summary: A Wind in the Door, A Book Review
Review: A Wind in the Door By: Nolen Elam This marvelous book, written by Madeleine L'Engle, is loved by many young readers throughout the country because of its terrific combinations of elements, like combining science fiction with reality drama. An example of this book's ability to combine elements of science fiction and reality drama is displayed when a normal girl and her friends are plunged into an epic space battle inside of little Charles Wallace's mitochondria. Meg, her school teacher, Mr. Jenkins, her friend, Calvin, and her Cheribum companion, Proginoskes, must help Sporos, one of Charles Wallace's forandolae, and the rest of Charles Wallace's farandolae Deepen to save the young boy's life. For the forandolae to Deepen they must set themselves apart from the other young forandolae and become stationary sages within Charles Wallace's body.
Personally, I liked this novel a lot more than some of the other books that I read this summer. I preferred reading A Wind in the Door versus Fifth Chinese Daughter because A Wind in the Door expands your imagination because of its science fiction qualities, like its introduction of new names and new ideas. Fifth Chinese Daughter is a great book, but I prefer the adventures of Madeleine L'Engle's collection of novels. This is in fact one of the best books that I have ever read. I would recommend this novel to anyone interested in science fiction because I would really like to share this great piece of literature with others.
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Summary: A Wind In The Door Review
Review: Jared Christianson
July 30, 2003
7th Grade
A Wind In The Door One thing I liked about the book is that it was very exciting. The most exciting part is the end. That is when Meg has to save Mr. Jenkins and Calvin from the Echthroi. She also has to fill the Echthroi and stop them from being nothing. It made me extremely tense because did not know if she was going to fail or not. The main thing I did not like about the book was that it was so confusing. It was confusing because there are so many terms and events that people have never heard of so you do not know what they are doing.
This novel is enormously different than most of the other books I have read. It is different because most of the book has nothing to do with reality at all. A lot of books are about real things happening in the world. The only books I have read that are not reality are the Harry Potter Books.
My overall impression of this novel is that it is an extremely good book. I could not put the book down in some parts. It was incredibly exciting and it made me want to read the rest of the series. I would definitely recommend this book to ages 12 and up. Children younger than this would probably not understand the book.
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Summary: Different and Magical
Review: A Wind in the Door is very nicely written. Madeleine L'Engle has an amazing touch. It is reasonably paced and takes the reader through an exciting adventure. However, the first time reading it (for children under the age of 12) it may be a bit difficult to grasp. The plot can be a bit confusing, thus making the reader not want to read it. Moreover, since it's so "out of the box" it can be very confusing for children. Nevertheless, this book is timeless, with great morals. (although the book could have been a bit deeper)
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Summary: A Wind in the Door, by Alex Raskin
Review: I enjoyed almost all of the book because it was exciting and it was written quite well. I also enjoyed the story because it was set up in such a weird way. Sometimes I did not feel like reading the book because the author made so many things unclear. For example, what was happenning to Charles Wallace, who was the most important character in the book, and where Meg, Calvin, and Progo were going at various times. I also did not understand what some of these characters really were, such as Progo. What I mean is, Progo is a character who is really mysterious because of the way he is, which is that he is a Cherubrim.
Actually, this novel compares to "A Wrinkle in Time"in terms of the type of storyline. The way "A Wrinkle in Time"compares to "A Wind in the Door" is how the book was written in a hard to figure out way. The characters were introduced in a similar way that was very complicated.
My impression of the novel is that it has a very good storyline. I would recomend it to others if you enjoy books that have a weird plot, and are a type of fantasy. I feel that I could not put the book down because I was so caught up in trying to figure it all out. To me, this is definitely a great book to read because you cannot put it down.
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Summary: Journey into human possibility, for adults too
Review: I have read this beautiful book with my three daughters, and I have reread it for my own education and delight. I have even taken to recommending it to physicians, healers and others who are interested in exploring how we may be able to make intuitive journeys inside the body and develop imagery that can be used to guide the body in the direction of healing. As in all of her books, Madeleine L'Engle brings a keen interest in science and familiarity with the classics to support her vivid imagination, so that her work provides effortless instruction in areas ranging from the behavior of mitochondria to the nature of cherubim and of forces of chaos and evil in our world. This book is for every adult who is open to re-visioning human possibility, as well as for kids of all ages.
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Summary: Almost as good as the first!
Review: I read this book about a year after I read A Wrinkle in Time. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because it took a long time to really start. What I mean is, the action in the book didn't begin until the middle of the book. Aside from that, this book is just as good as the first!
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Summary: Great Read
Review: This book has been one of the better books that I have read. It explores all parts of the mind and expands the realm of reality. Galaxies from afar becoming smaller than a needlepoint and weird "dragons" are just a few things this book has to offer. As a sequel this book is one of the better sequels for books. Just as the first the second keeps you awake and on the edge of your seat especially at the end of the book. The Murry family and friends make the journey one that will not be forgotten. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I have. Once I picked it up I could not put it down. A wonderful use of imagination and description make the book come alive.
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Summary: A Wind in the Door
Review: A Wind In the Door
Humans are part of earth, as earth is part of the galaxy. Like this,mitochondria lives in humans and farandlae lives in mitochondria and if a farandlae gets sick, the mitochondria will probably die, affecting the humans to die too. Meg and her friend Calvin O'keef now have to go on an adventure to save Charles Wallace, Meg's little brother, who's farandlae is dying ,with a help of a cherubim- a dragonlike creature with countless eyes and wings. Here, Meg will learn how to love someone, instead of being loved.
One part I like about this book is when Progo, the cherubim, tells Meg that he will sacrifice himself rather than surrendering to the enemy. "'What do you have the more of, the more of it you give away?'
'Oh, love, I suppose.'
'So, if I care more about naming than anything else, then maybe I have to give myself away if it's the only way to show my love. All the way away. To X myself'"(101). This quotes shows how Progo loves his job of naming and tells that he would sacrifice himself to show his love. When I read this quotes I thought for a while, will I sacrifice myself for my family if I truely love them?
I also liked the part when Progo tells Meg that she needs to love Mr. Jenkins, who she hates, in order to save her little brother. "'Progo! Help me! How can I feel love for Mr. Jenkins?'"
[...] 'What a strange idea. Love isn't feeling. If it were, I wouldn't be able to love. Cherubim don't have feelings.'
'But-'
'[...] Love isn't how you feel. It's what you do. I've never had a feeling in my life. As a matter of fact, I matter only with earth people'(116). This quote told the first step to love someone. Usually if we ask each other what love is, we say it is how we feel for a certain person, but Progo tells Meg here that love isn't how you feel; it is what you do. For example, our mothers love us and show their love by sacrificing themselves for us, not by just showing their feelings, but by doing something.
My favorite thing about this book is how Madeleine L'Engle teach the readers how to love by a long, exciting adventure. When I think of love, I draw a heart on my paper, thinking it comes from our heart, but really, love comes from our brain. It is not how we feel, how we touch, it is how we react to it. This is a great book and I think that anybody could enjoy it.
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