An Acceptable Time

<p><b><i>An Acceptable Time</i>, the final book in Madeleine L''Engle''s Time Quintet, the series that began with the Newbery Award winner <i>A Wrinkle in Time. </i>While spending time with her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, Polly O''Keefe wanders into a time 3,000 years before her own.<br><br>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'''' —<i>Publisher''s Weekly</i><br></b><br><i>Under their feet, the ground seemed to tremble.</i><br><br>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.<br><br>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?<br><br><b>Praise for <i>An Acceptable Time</i>:</b><br><br>“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 of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. . . Highly recommended.” —<i>VOYA</i><br><br>"A rich and heady brew . . . fine fantasy, firmly rooted in reality.'''' —<i>Publisher''s Weekly<br></i><br><b>Books by Madeleine L''Engle</b><br><br><b>A Wrinkle in Time Quintet</b><i><br>A Wrinkle in Time<br>A Wind in the Door<br>A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>Many Waters<br>An Acceptable Time</i><br><br><i>A Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNovel</i> by Madeleine L''Engle; adapted & illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L''Engle''s ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic.<br><br><i>Intergalactic P.S. 3</i> by Madeleine L''Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>!<br><br><b>The Austin Family Chronicles</b><br><i>Meet the Austins </i>(Volume 1) <br><i>The Moon by Night</i> (Volume 2) <br><i>The Young Unicorns</i> (Volume 3)<br><i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!<br><i>Troubling a Star</i> (Volume 5)<br><br><b>The Polly O''Keefe books</b><br><i>The Arm of the Starfish<br>Dragons in the Waters<br>A House Like a Lotus</i><br><br><i>And Both Were Young<br><br>Camilla<br><br>The Joys of Love</i></p>