Kairos Series by Madeleine L'Engle

3.94 · 342 ratings
  • A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings (Kairos #1)
    #1

    A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings (Kairos #1)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 58 ratings · published 1962

    Now, 40 years after A Wrinkle in Time was first published to become one of the landmark books in childrens' literature, Square Fish is proud to present this Newbery Medal winner, completely redesigned and with bonus material, including an appreciation by Anna Quindlen, a new interview with Madeleine L'Engle, and the author's Newbery Medal acceptance speech.Everyone in town thinks Meg is volatile and dull-witted and that her younger brother Charles Wallace is dumb... more

  • A Wind in the Door (Kairos #2)
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    A Wind in the Door (Kairos #2)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings · published 1973

    Every time a star goes out, another Echthros has won a battle.Just before Meg Murry's little brother, Charles Wallace, falls deathly ill, he sees dragons in the vegetable garden. The dragons turn out to be Proginoskes, a cherubim composed out wings and eyes, wind and flame. It is up to Meg and Proginoskes, along with Meg's friend Calvin, to save Charles Wallace's life... more

  • A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Kairos #3)
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    A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Kairos #3)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 67 ratings · published 1978

    In this companion volume to A Wrinkle In Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind In The Door fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother's thoughts and emotions by "kything" - goes with him in spirit.

  • Many Waters (Kairos #4)
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    Many Waters (Kairos #4)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings · published 1986

    Some things have to be believed to be seen.Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the twins until they accidentally interrupt their father's experiment.Then the two boys are thrown across time and space... more

  • The Arm of the Starfish (Kairos #5)
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    The Arm of the Starfish (Kairos #5)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1965

    When Adam Eddington, a gifted marine biology student, makes the acquaintance of blond and beautiful Kali Cutter at Kennedy International Airport on his way to Portugal to spend the summer working for the renowned scientist Dr. O'Keefe, he has no idea that this seemingly chance meeting will set into motion a chain of events he will be unable to stop. Caught between Kali's seductive wiles and the trusting adoration of Dr... more

  • Dragons in the Waters (Kairos #6)
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    Dragons in the Waters (Kairos #6)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1976

    A stolen heirloom painting...a shipboard murder...Can Simon and the O'Keefe clan unravel the mystery?Thirteen-year-old Simon Renier has no idea when he boards the M.S. Orion with his cousin Forsyth Phair that the journey will take him not only to Venezuela, but into his past as well. His original plan to return a family heirloom, portrait of Simon Bolivar, to its rightful place is sidetracked when cousin Forsyth is found murdered... more

  • A House Like a Lotus (Kairos #7)
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    A House Like a Lotus (Kairos #7)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings · published 1984

    When sixteen-year-old Polly O'Keefe journeys to Athens, she feels confused and betrayed. The past eight months at home were different from any other time in her life. She met the brilliant, wealthy Maximiliana Horne, who gave her encouragement and made her feel self-confident. Polly idolized Max, until she learned a startling truth that left her wounded and angry.Now on a trip to Greece arranged by Max, Polly finds romance, danger, and unique friendships... more

  • An Acceptable Time (Kairos #8)
    #8

    An Acceptable Time (Kairos #8)

    Madeleine L'Engle

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1989

    A flash of lightning, a quiver in the ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains—and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears. Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed three thousand years ago? Will she find her way back to the present before the time gate closes—and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?

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