Book
A Swiftly Tilting Planet #3 / Madeleine L'Engle.
The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312368562
- Physical Description: 278 pgs ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Square Fish/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 850L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 10 6398. |
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| Subject: | Science fiction > Juvenile literature. Time travel > Juvenile fiction. Good and evil > Juvenile fiction. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Putnam County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County Public Library | J L'EN (Text) | 33192000069464 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Electronic resources
A Swiftly Tilting Planet : (National Book Award Winner)
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet : (National Book Award Winner)
Book four in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. The Murry and O'Keefe Families enlist the help of the unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war. "An intricately woven fantasy." -- Booklist , starred review In A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, a companion to the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door , fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg--grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything"--goes with him in spirit. Charles Wallace must face the ultimate test of his faith and his will as he is sent within four people from another time, there to search for a way to avert the tragedy threatening them all. Praise for A Swiftly Tilting Planet: "Charles Wallace ( A Wrinkle in Time ), now 15, Meg, and the Murrys reappear in an intricately woven fantasy in which the boy time-spins through a tangle of history to find and mend the broken link that threatens to disturb the harmony of today." -- Booklist , starred review Books by Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time A Wind in the Door A Swiftly Tilting Planet Many Waters An Acceptable Time A Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNovel by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic. Intergalactic P.S. 3 by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world of A Wrinkle in Time ! The Austin Family Chronicles Meet the Austins (Volume 1) The Moon by Night (Volume 2) The Young Unicorns (Volume 3) A Ring of Endless Light (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book! Troubling a Star (Volume 5) The Polly O'Keefe books The Arm of the Starfish Dragons in the Waters A House Like a Lotus And Both Were Young Camilla The Joys of Love
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