MADELEINE L'ENGLE, 1918-2007

It was reported today that renowned children's author Madeleine L'Engle died yesterday at the age of 88. She is most famous for her 1963 Newbery Award-winning book, A Wrinkle in Time. More information about her can be found at:

The "Official" site
Wheaton College Archives
Wikipedia

Many of her books can be found at the Elk Grove Village Library in Youth Services (many in a special display).
There are also some critical works in Adult Services--
The Swiftly Tilting Worlds of Madeleine L'Engle (1998), Luci Shaw, editor (813.54 LEN) and Presenting Madeleine L'Engle (1993) by Donald R. Hettinga (813.54 LEN), an autobiography, Two-part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (1988), a biography, Madeleine L'Engle: Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Doreen Gonzales,
as well as several religious books.