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A Wind in the Door
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Time Quintet: Book 2

A Wind in the Door (1973) (edit title/settings)

by Madeleine L'Engle (Author) (edit contributors)

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A Wind In The Door is a fantastic adventure story involving Meg Murry, her small  brother Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe, the chief characters of A Wrinkle In Time. The seed from which the story grows is the rather ordinary situation of Charles Wallace's difficulty in adapting to school.... read more

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Evil is trying to annihilate the universe....in order to do so they need to cancel the life of Charles Wallace. Charles wallace, just like every other being on earth, plays in important role in time. with his death the entire time line would go sour.

When Charles & Louise the Larger... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Evil is trying to annihilate the universe....in order to do so they need to cancel the life of Charles Wallace. Charles wallace, just like every other being on earth, plays in important role in time. with his death the entire time line would go sour.

When Charles & Louise the Larger (the garden snake) see what seem to be dragons (which in reality is a Cherubim) in the garden, Charles runs to get his sister Meg. When Meg & Charles return to the garden all that remains of the dragons are feathers.

When Charles falls deathly ill due to an internal conflict of his mitochondrial farandolae, which are being taken over by the evil Echthroi, it is up to Meg, the Cherubim, Meg's friend Calvin, & the school principal Mr. Jenkins fight the evil & save Charles Wallace as well as life in this Galaxy.

Characters edit see section history

  • Meg Murry: Charles Wallace's older sister who is called to complete three tasks to save his lifemain character
  • Charles Wallace Murry: An extraordinary young boy suffering from a strange illness that only his sister and friends can save him from
  • Calvin O'Keefe: Meg and Charles Wallace's dear friend, who goes with Meg to help save Charles Wallace's life
  • Proginoskes ("Progo"): A cherubim who helps Meg through three ordeals.
  • Mr. Jenkins: The school principal who gets sucked into the plot to save Charles Wallace when Echthroi choose to impersonate him
  • Blajeny: The Teacher who brings Proginoskes to Meg and sends them on their journey to save Charles Wallace
  • Dr. Louise: A doctor and family friend who come to aid the sick Charles Wallace
  • Sporos: A faradolae that Meg meets on her journey
  • Sandy: One of the twin brother of Charles Wallace and Meg
  • Margaret: Also known as the above Meg Murry
  • Dennys: One of Meg's twin brothers.
  • Dr. Colubra: A doctor that is friends with the Murry's and treats them when they are sick. Also known as Dr. Louise
  • Fortinbras: The Murry's dog
  • Mrs. Murry: A scientist studying farantali and mother of the Murry children
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  • “It is only when we are fully rooted that we are really able to move.”
  • “When we seek our own pleasure as the ultimate good we place ourselves as the center of the universe. A fara or a man or a star has his place in the universe, but nothing created is the center.”
  • “For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of a rider the message was lost; for want of the message the battle was lost; for want of the battle the war was lost; for want of the war the kingdom was lost; and all for the want of a horseshoe nail.”
  • “If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate.”
  • “We all need each other. Every atom in the universe is dependent on every other.”
    progo
  • “"Why do people mistrust people who are different?"”
    Charles Wallace
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  • For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of a rider the message was lost; for want of the message the battle was lost; for want of the battle the war was lost; for want of the war the kingdom was lost; and all for the want of a horseshoe nail.'
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First Sentence edit see section history

" There are dragons in the twins' vegetable garden"

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. Charles Wallace's Dragons
2. A Rip in the Galaxy
3. The Man in the Night
4. Proginoskes
5. The First Test
6. The Real Mr. Jenkins
7. Metron Ariston
8. Journey Into the Interior
9. Farandolae and Mitochondria
10. Yadah
11. Sporos
12. A Wind in the Door

Glossary edit see section history

  • Echthroi: Mystical, evil creatures who are trying to X the world and the galaxies into nothingness

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 5 in Time Quintet. (standard series)

Preceded by A Wrinkle in Time, and followed by A Swiftly Tilting Planet.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Madeleine L'Engle (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1973
ISBN: 0374384436
Page Count: 211

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