An Acceptable Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, 5)

An Acceptable Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, 5)

<p><b><i>An Acceptable Time</i>, the final book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet, the series that began with the Newbery Award winner <i>A Wrinkle in Time. </i>While spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, Polly O'Keefe wanders into a time 3,000 years before her own.</b><br><b></b><br><b>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' ―<i>Publisher's Weekly</i></b><br><b></b><br><i>Under their feet, the ground seemed to tremble.</i></p><p>A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears.</p><p>Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?</p><p><b>Praise for <i>An Acceptable Time</i>:</b></p><p>“When Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, she finds herself caught up in the lives of three mysterious strangers [who lived] 3,000 years ago [and] travels back in time to play a crucial role in an ancient confrontation. . . L'Engle has again achieved the award-winning style of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. . . Highly recommended.” ―<i>VOYA</i></p><p>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' ―<i>Publisher's Weekly</i><br><i></i><br><b>Books by Madeleine L'Engle</b></p><p><b>A Wrinkle in Time Quintet</b><i></i><br><i>A Wrinkle in Time</i><br><i>A Wind in the Door</i><br><i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i><br><i>Many Waters</i><br><i>An Acceptable Time</i></p><p><i>A Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNovel</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic.</p><p><i>Intergalactic P.S. 3</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>!</p><p><b>The Austin Family Chronicles</b><br><i>Meet the Austins </i>(Volume 1) <br><i>The Moon by Night</i> (Volume 2) <br><i>The Young Unicorns</i> (Volume 3)<br><i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!<br><i>Troubling a Star</i> (Volume 5)</p><p><b>The Polly O'Keefe books</b><br><i>The Arm of the Starfish</i><br><i>Dragons in the Waters</i><br><i>A House Like a Lotus</i></p><p><i>And Both Were Young</i><br><i></i><br><i>Camilla</i><br><i></i><br><i>The Joys of Love</i></p>