Red Planet, Heinlein was my first, but “Wrinkle” not long after. Yes, a flashlight book. Never understood that, it was my parents’ fault for teaching me to read before the schools could bore me to tears with “See Dick run”.
Sad to hear of her passing, but a lasting mark was made, is still being made on literate youth.
I read Wrinkle back in junior high. I still like it a lot. Sad to hear this, though I knew she was in very poor health lately.
“Red Planet, Heinlein was my first, but “Wrinkle” not long after. “
I red “Have Spacesuit, Will Travel” by Heinlein in 2nd grade (1964) and loved it. I read “Wrinkle” in third grade. By 4th grade, I think I had read all the SF books in the elementary school library.
Then I started going to the local suburban library..