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A Wind in the Door

By: Madeleine L'Engle
Narrated by: Jennifer Ehle
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Meg Murry can't help but be worried when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, he's getting bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously ill.

But Charles Wallace is right about the dragons - actually a friendly entity who has come to help Charles Wallace fight his sickness, and to take Meg and her friend Calvin O'Keefe on a terrifying, wonderful journey into galactic space - where they must battle the force of evil to save Charles Wallace, and themselves.

©1973 Crosswicks, Ltd (P)2011 Random House Audio

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Fun children’s book, even for adults

A well narrated, different and intriguing story line. I hadn’t realized that it was a written for children when I purchased. I enjoyed it nevertheless.

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Great but...

It is a amazing book,it is one of those books that you can listen to over and over again.It is great for kids,but adults can in joy it too. It is not as good as the first one but it is not far behind. It is great to hear about our old friends Meg,Calvin,and Charles Wallace again.

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Just like childhood

This was beautifully read/acted; not overly sensationalized, just quality of performance and holding true to the material!

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Flawless Performance

This is a fully engaging performance of an exceptional book. Unlike when I first read it 55 years ago, my mind didn’t drift at all. I think that is because the reading was so very expressive.

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such a one of a kind wonderful story

I flew through this story. It was such an entertaining read. I loved the characters and the messages, even the narraration was memorable.

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Good story but too much science

It had great potential,but it had a lot of science that made the book hard to understand. The science is what made the first book good, this time it just took it to far. But over all it wasn't too bad.

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Dragons and Science

Love this. It's a compelling Young adult novel with metaphors, science, and fantasy galore.

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L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time is way better

Until Audible, I didn’t know Wrinkle In Time was a series of books.
I adored Wrinkle growing up. I thought the next in series would give me the same feelings of adventure, but it didn’t.
Performance was well done. Story was meh. When I am able to tune out a book, it’s not great.

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A Real Adventure

Reading A Wind in the Door has given me a warm feeling of adventure, family and love.

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amazingly intriguing sequel

the storyline of the book is all new and wants to make you keep on listening. i could not put it down. a true page turner and a very creative theme. the vocabulary is mature and i would recommend for 6-9th grade. overall very intriguing.

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