On Thursday, September 6th author Madeleine L'Engle (Camp Franklin) passed away at the age of 88.Madeleine is notably famous for her young adult fantasy novel A Wrinkle in Time, which won the Newbery Medal in 1963 and introduced the world to The Time Quintet and the Murry family.
Madeleine began writing fiction at the tender age of five and eventually studied English at Smith College in Massachusetts. Her first novel was, The Small Rain, published in 1945. In her lifetime, she had published over 60 books. Along with Young Adult novels, she also wrote in the areas of Children’s fiction, General (adult) fiction, Autobiographical, Reflections on Scriptures. Fantasies was a specific genre that she used, however, she also focused on a spiritual theme that reflected her own faith in Christianity.On top of being a writer and a mother, for amount of time, Madeleine was also an actress, a teacher and a volunteer librarian.
One fact that I love about Madeleine is her response to being called a “children’s author”(as written in AP articles
“She disliked that classification. In a 1993 Associated Press interview, she said she did not write down to children
“’In my dreams, I never have an age," she said. "I never write for any age group in mind. When people do, they tend to be tolerant and condescending and they don't write as well as they can write. When you underestimate your audience, you're cutting yourself off from your best work.'"
Well put. She will be missed by millions
