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Synopsis
A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time, and part of the Time Quartet (and by extension the Time Quintet). It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin’s vegetable garden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Blajeny) who explains that what they are seeing isn’t a dragon at all, but a cherubim named Proginoskes. It turns out that C.W. is ill and that Blajeny and Proginoskes are there to make him well – and by making him well, they will keep the balance of the universe in check and save it from the evil Echthros. Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. to have this battle and save Charles’ life as well as the balance of the universe.
Is A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet #2 appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Classic middle grade science fantasy with metaphysical and Christian themes about saving a brother's life and the universe. Contains concepts of cosmic evil and illness, mild peril, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death and chronic illness.
Who'll love this
An imaginative adventure where kids travel inside a human body to battle cosmic evil and save both a beloved brother and the universe itself.