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Author Madeleine L'Engle Dies at 88
Fox - AP ^
| 09/007/07
| CARA RUBINSKY
Posted on 09/07/2007 11:49:59 AM PDT by Borges
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posted on
09/07/2007 11:50:00 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
“A Wrinkle in Time” is one of the truly great books. I don’t believe there’s ever been a movie adaptation, and that seems odd — or perhaps Ms. L’Engle was too smart to sell the rights to Hollywood ...
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posted on
09/07/2007 11:56:09 AM PDT
by
JennysCool
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
To: Borges
Dang, thought it said “Albright.”
Gotta get these glasses fixed.
To: JennysCool
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posted on
09/07/2007 11:58:40 AM PDT
by
Borges
To: JennysCool
There was a
TV adaptation made several years ago. It was pretty good!
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posted on
09/07/2007 11:59:25 AM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: JennysCool
They wouldn’t want it because the book is anticommunist.
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posted on
09/07/2007 11:59:36 AM PDT
by
mouse_35
To: JennysCool
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:00:03 PM PDT
by
js1138
To: JenB; RosieCotton; SuziQ
To: mouse_35
Oh please. There hve been plenty of good film adaptations of classic literature.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:00:21 PM PDT
by
Borges
To: Borges
Heh, GMTA. Musta been posting mine when you were posting yours!
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:00:31 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Borges
Oh dear.
My mom knew her- a truly lovely person..have read all her books at least once..and had great times reading her children’s books to my son when he was little.
Godspeed Madeleine..
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:03:16 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Corin Stormhands
Yeah, I just posted this over at the Hobbit Hole.
Interesting in that she didn't like being called a 'children's author' because she said she didn't think it was good to write in a 'tolerant or condescending manner'. Probably why her books are so good!
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:04:54 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: JennysCool
“A Wrinkle in Time” is one of the truly great books.
Yep. I still recall our third or fourth grade teacher reading it to the class over the course of one year.
Rest in peace.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:06:19 PM PDT
by
Badeye
(You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
To: Borges
Thanks, all, for the info!
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:07:14 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -Mencken)
To: Borges
Madelyn ?
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:09:04 PM PDT
by
meandog
((Romney and Giuliani: Just like Bill Clinton, duplicitous draft-dodgers))
To: Borges
She wrote excellent books, and did not shy away from hard questions and difficult issues.
Rest in peace, lady.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:09:53 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: SE Mom
The article doesn’t mention any survivors. Was she married? Did she have family?
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:13:12 PM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: Borges
Not a good week to be an incredibly talented person. Godspeed, Madeleine.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:25:47 PM PDT
by
grellis
(Femininists for Fred!)
To: Badeye
I remember reading this when I was in 3rd grade. Hmmm, might need to find a copy and read it again.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:36:40 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(Fred Thompson - 2008)
To: KevinDavis
Sci-fi ping?
I have to admit -- I've never read the book. There used to be a copy on my bookshelf many years ago.
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posted on
09/07/2007 12:38:21 PM PDT
by
Tanniker Smith
(I didn't know she was a Liberal when I married her.)
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