An Acceptable Time
By Madeleine Lengle

An Acceptable Time, the final book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet, the series that began with the Newbery Award winnerand A Wrinkle in Time.and While spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, Polly O'Keefe wanders into a time 3,000 years before her own.A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' --Publisher's WeeklyUnder their feet, the ground seemed to tremble.A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears.Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?Praise forand An Acceptable Time:"When Polly O'Keefe visits her grandparents in Connecticut, she finds herself caught up in the lives of three mysterious strangers [who lived] 3,000 years ago [and] travels back in time to play a crucial role in an ancient confrontation. . . L'Engle has again achieved the award-winning style ofand A Wrinkle in Time. . . Highly recommended." --VOYAA rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'' --Publisher's WeeklyBooks by Madeleine L'EngleA Wrinkle in Time QuintetA Wrinkle in TimeA Wind in the DoorA Swiftly Tilting PlanetMany WatersAn Acceptable TimeA Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNoveland by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted andamp; illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic.Intergalactic P.S. 3and by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world ofand A Wrinkle in Time!The Austin Family ChroniclesMeet the Austinsand (Volume 1)The Moon by Nightand (Volume 2)The Young Unicornsand (Volume 3)A Ring of Endless Lightand (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!Troubling a Starand (Volume 5)The Polly O'Keefe booksThe Arm of the StarfishDragons in the WatersA House Like a LotusAnd Both Were YoungCamillaThe Joys of Love