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Roy, Léna
2 Reviews
Voiklis, Charlotte Jones
& Roy, Léna
Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of "A Wrinkle in Time" by Her Granddaughters
(2)
4-6
Although the intended audience is young people, adult fans are the most likely readers of this breezy sketch of L'Engle's life, from childhood through the publication of A Wrinkle in Time. Not as comprehensive as Leonard S. Marcus's Listening for Madeleine (2012), but L'Engle's granddaughters present a sweet biography full of nice insight into the artist as a young woman, particularly as demonstrated in her journal entries.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2018
(4)
YA
Luke flees New York City and his alcoholic father; Ava is a teen struggling with her own alcoholism in New York. Coincidentally, Ava meets Luke's father and they travel to the Moab, Utah, youth hostel where Luke has been working (it's also owned by Ava's parents). The plot is chock-full of improbability and confusing mystical elements, but the soul-searching theme has appeal.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
2 reviews
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