A Ring of Endless Light, Madeleine LEngle
A Ring of Endless Light, Madeleine LEngle
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A Ring of Endless Light
The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 4

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 9 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019

Synopsis

Book four of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up.

A Newbery Honor Book

"L'Engle has the magic storytelling gift that makes it a pleasure to lose yourself in her spell." -Newsweek

After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He's very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicate matters, she finds herself as the center of attention for three very different boys.

Zachary Grey, the troubled and reckless boy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grieves the loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend for years, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn to Vicky for comfort-and romance. And then there's Adam Eddington. Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins. But Adam-and the dolphins-may just be what Vicky needs to get through this heartbreaking summer.

About The Author

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was born in New York City and attended Smith College. She wrote more than 60 books, the most famous of which is A Wrinkle In Time (1962), winner of the Newbery Award in 1963. L'Engle continued the story of the Murry family from A Wrinkle In Time with seven other novels, all available on audio from Listening Library. She also wrote the famous series featuring the Austin family, beginning with the novel Meet The Austins (1960). L'Engle revisited the Austins four more times over the next three decades, concluding with Troubling a Star in 1994. The story of the Austins had some autobiographical elements, mirroring Madeleine's life and the life of her family. Read more about L'Engle's life in Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy Darling on July 23, 2016

4.5 stars Re-read for our readalong discussion on Friday 4/24! ------------------------------------------------------------------ My favorite L'Engle book ever, about the formative summer when Vicky Austin's grandfather is dying and she meets a young marine biology student who teaches her to swim with......more

Goodreads review by Rashika (is tired) on June 13, 2015

Upon re-read: still one of the best books ever. (mini-review as a follow up to the read along) A Ring of Endless Light is one of my all-time favorite books. I first read it many years ago and when I got the opportunity to re-read it, I was terrified. I worried that even though I had loved this book so......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on December 21, 2020

It's been years since I read this, and although I always tell kids it's my favorite book when they ask (I've learned you HAVE to have a favorite book when you write for middle graders because they ALWAYS want to know!), part of me had wondered if I would still feel that way after a reread. The answe......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on July 31, 2015

Vicky Austin’s summer is filled with joy and heartbreak. Her family has come to the Island to stay with her grandfather, who’s dying of leukemia. She has three boys vying for her affections, each of whom has his own demons, all of whom look to Vicky for a kind of salvation. She’s trying to find her......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on October 16, 2020

The title references a 1650 poem by Henry Vaughn, “The World,” that envisions all eternity as “a great ring of pure and endless light,” and urges humankind to choose the divine light instead of the earthly darkness. The title is totally appropriate as we see 15-year-old Vicky Austen struggle between......more

Awards

  • Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
  • Newbery Honor Books
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