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

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

This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine LEngle (19182007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and L?na 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 obstaclesa lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writingand eventual triumph.Becoming Madeleinewill speak not only to fans of the icons work, but also to anyone interested in writing.

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Charlotte Jones Voiklishas a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and manages Madeleine L'Engle's literary legacy. She lives in New York City.

L?na Royworks with young writers in Westchester and Connecticut as the Regional Manager for Writopia Lab. She is also the author of the young adult novel, Edges. She lives in New York.

A publishing event. . .[Madeleine's granddaughters] do her proud, organizing the information well, presenting it clearly, and drawing on her journals for the lively excerpts that make this book so very readable. . .A fine tribute to a legendary writer, 100 years after her birth.Booklist,starred review

The book will appeal to aspiring writers as well as LEngles admirers. . .A personal prologue and a moving epilogue that succinctly touches on LEngles later adulthood from her granddlCo