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The moment Maggy Hamilton steps into the happy lives of the Austin family, she disrupts their harmonious world, bringing with her all the sullenness and insolence of her own misery. Vicky Austin knows she should sympathize with Maggy for being an orphan, but she can't help but resent... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Vicky Austin: Add a description of this character.
- John Austin
- Suzy Austin
- Rob Austin: The youngest in the family. He loves carrying Elephant's Child around.
- Maggy Hamilton
- Elena
- Uncle Douglas
- Colette
- Sally
- Grandfather
- Dave
- Mr. Ten Eyck
- Hal
- Pedro
- Wilbur
- Mrs. Jenkins
- Anne
- Wallace
- Mr. Ulrich
- Mr. Rochester: The Austin family's Great Dane.
- Wally
- Dr. Harlow
- Mrs. Elliott
- Margaret
- Thornhill
- Izzy
- Olga
- Mr. Calahan
Quotes edit
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“Aren't you sorry for people who don't laugh, Vicky? Yes, And people who don't love music and books. And people.”
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“It was so beautiful that for the moment the beauty was all that mattered; it wasn't important that there were things we would never understand.”
First Sentence edit
"It started out to be a nice, normal, noisy evening."
Table of Contents edit
1. Introduction
2. The Telephone Call
3. The Scream in the Office
4. The Terrible Week
5. How Not to Have an Aunt in One Hard Lesson
6. The Anti-Muffins
7. The Visit to the Stable
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 7 in The Austin Family Chronicles. (standard series)
Followed by The Moon by Night.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Madeleine L'Engle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Country: US
Publication Date: 1960
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 191
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Country: US
Publication Date: 1960
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 191
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