Newbery Medal Winner Madeleine L’Engle Dies at 88

September 8th, 2007 | High Profile Figures

This name won’t be familiar to all people but Madeleine L’Engle was a celebrity in her own right. After all, good authors are certainly hard to come by. L’Engle was most famous for her children’s fantasy novel, A Wrinkle in Time. Published in 1962 after multiple rejections, Wrinkle won a Newbery Medal the following year. L’Engle went on to publish as many as 60 books including a mix of memoirs, poetry, and fantasy novels.

Once the Harry Potter books came out, there were many pseudo-comments given to L’Engle and the series that started with A Wrinkle in Time. Fans suggested that the Wrinkle series would be a great in-between read while waiting for more Harry Potter to come out. While L’Engle did admit to reading one Harry Potter book, she was not a fan. In a 2006 Newsweek article she spoke of Harry Potter. “It’s a nice story” she said, “but there’s nothing underneath it. I don’t want to be bothered with stuff where there’s nothing underneath.”

L’Engle died on Thursday in a nursing home. This amazing author will surely be missed.

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