(4) 1-3 Illustrated by Hope Larson. This slim volume shows Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace attending a school for beings with special abilities. Fans will recognize L'Engle's voice as well as incidents from A Wind in the Door, which was later developed from this short story. Larson's black-and-white drawings add accessibility, but the sophisticated language is likely to appeal to a much older audience than the chapter-book packaging assumes.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(3) 4-6 A "movie tie-in" edition of the 1963 Newbery Award–winning classic features an introduction by the film's director, Ava DuVernay, and an eight-page insert of film stills. A 2007 interview with L'Engle (what would be her last) and her Newbery acceptance speech complete the volume.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1962

(2) 4-6 This commemorative edition of the 1963 Newbery Award–winning classic features a redesigned interior and dust jacket--an updated homage to Ellen Raskin's original. An introduction by Katherine Paterson, an afterword by L'Engle's granddaughter, a reproduction of a chapter from the original manuscript, photographs, and L'Engle's Newbery acceptance speech complete this handsome volume.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1962

(3) 4-6 Adapted by Hope Larson. In her note-perfect graphic-novel adaptation, Larson's affection for the Murry family's first adventure is clear. She skillfully pins down the sensation of traveling through space by tessering, the changing faces of Mrs. Whatsit, and the dedicated care of Aunt Beast. This version is given enough space, panel by panel, to mark every vital plot twist and character realization.

Reviewer: Robin Brenner

(2) 1-3 Illustrated by Jill Weber. Vicky Austin, teenage star of L'Engle's Austin Family Chronicles, narrates this story set in her childhood. It's a busy time for the family: while seven-year-old Vicky nervously rehearses for the Christmas pageant, the entire clan prepares for the arrival of a new baby. This edition includes unobtrusive spot illustrations done in an inviting folk-art style.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010

(2) YA Geneva is the setting for L'Engle's tale of a lonely American girl in an international school. There is no sentimentality in the friendship Philippa forms with a French boy in a nearby chateau. Characters are skillfully portrayed against a background of winter sports and a fine feeling for the beauty of the country. This edition includes an introduction by L'Engle's granddaughter.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1949

(2) YA Fifteen-year-old Camilla's father is worldly, superficial, and cold; her mother turns elsewhere for love. Camilla, locked within herself, finds release in a relationship with her friend's brother. L'Engle's characters have the extraordinary individuality and reality that keep the story deeply absorbing. Published originally as an adult book (Camilla Dickinson), it has too much to say to be limited to any age.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1965

(4) YA In this early (1940s) and heretofore unpublished novel, Elizabeth's start in the theatrical life is dogged by a disapproving aunt and a callow seducer. Steadfastness, talent, and a couple of unlikely coincidences keep her to her path. The writing is earnest and emotional, and while its excesses firmly place the book in another stylistic era, high-minded drama-club kids might find themselves persuaded.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2008

(3) K-3 Books of Wonder series. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. When her family brings home another "dog," the poodle Touché is appalled. She is the perfect dog--talented, useful, and "very good about sitting on laps." But as the new "dog" grows (the spirited ink and watercolor illustrations show that it's really a baby), Touché becomes very attached to her. The wry, affectionate story is based on L'Engle's own dog and includes an author's note.

Reviewer: Patricia Riley