A Ring Of Endless Light (austin Family Chronicles)

from aimless22

Wonderfully written story of the summer Vicky Austin's family spends on Seven Bay Island. Three young men vie for Vicky's affections while she and her family struggle with their emotions about her dying grandfather. The special link that Vicky shares with some dolphins being studied at the island...

from satyridae

SPOILERS Departing from my formulaic L'Engle review here to say this book is one of my all-time favorites. There's so much going on, and so much grave and serious beauty, that if there are clunky bits, I never saw them. I also never noticed, until this read, that L'Engle was a fan of Saint-Exup...

from akreese

This is my favorite Madelein L'Engle book. Vicky and her family are staying with her grandfather who is dying. I love the contrast of death and life in this book. Vicky is trying to wrap her mind around the fact that her grandfather will no longer be there, and is profoundly saddened. At the same...

from adietrick

Vicky Austin feels like she doesn't have anything figured out during the summer of her grandfather's illness. However, while her grandfather is dying of cancer, she learns to view and value life differently through her newfound friendship with Adam and his experiment with dolphins. Throughout the...

from rvolenti

I started reading this book, and I could not stop. I'm not sure why, but I was drawn into the moralist Austin family. The story is obviously meant for young teen girls, and has the whimsical teen love aspect that while silly reminds you of your own first loves/crushes. It however deals with a ver...