{"product_id":"9781598535778","title":"Madeleine l'Engle: The Kairos Novels: The Wrinkle in Time and Polly O'Keefe Quartets: A Library of America Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the magic of \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e and all seven of its sequels in a deluxe, two-volume collector's edition boxed set.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadeleine L'Engle's \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most beloved and influential novels for young readers ever written. The book's unforgettable heroine, Meg Murry, must confront her fears and self-doubt to rescue her scientist father, who has been experimenting with mysterious tesseracts capable of bending the very fabric of space and time. Helping her are her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe, and a trio of strange supernatural visitors called Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which. But \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e was only the beginning of the adventures. Now, for the first time, L'Engle's iconic classic and all seven of its sequels—the complete Kairos (\"cosmic time\") novels—are collected in a deluxe two-volume boxed set, complete with never-before-seen deleted passages from \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e A Wind in the Door\u003c\/i\u003e, Meg and Calvin descend into the microverse to save Charles Wallace from beings called Echthroi, who are trying to erase existence. In \u003ci\u003eA Swiftly Tilting Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, when a madman threatens nuclear war, Charles Wallace must save the future by traveling into the past. And in \u003ci\u003eMany Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, Meg's twin brothers are accidentally transported back to the time of Noah's ark. The final four books center on Calvin and Meg's daughter Polly. In \u003ci\u003eThe Arm of the Starfish\u003c\/i\u003e, Polly disappears, and Calvin's research assistant is implicated in her kidnapping. In \u003ci\u003eDragons in the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, Polly and her brother Charles are on a ship sailing to Venezuela when they help solve a murder connected to a stolen portrait of Simon Bolivar. Polly receives an education in different kinds of love in \u003ci\u003eA House Like a Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e. And in \u003ci\u003eAn Acceptable Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Polly is lured through a tesseract by a friend who may be hoping to sacrifice Polly in order to save himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049050915056,"sku":"9781598535778","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598535778_p0.jpg?v=1763812418","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598535778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}