Madeline lengle biography

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Four years later, she published her first children's book, And Both Were Young Two years later, she earned acclaim for A Wrinkle in Time , introducing a group of young children who engage in a cosmic battle against a great evil that abhors individuality; it spawned four sequels, as well as a big screen adaptation. L'Engle also wrote several books of fiction and poetry for adults.

L'Engle began writing at a young age, producing her first story when she was only five years old. At the age of 12, L'Engle moved with her parents to Europe and was enrolled in a Swiss boarding school. When she was 17, L'Engle lost her father. He served in the military during World War I and had been exposed to mustard gas, which caused health problems for the rest of his life.

A budding writer, L'Engle went to Smith College. There she earned her bachelor's degree in English in Moving to New York City, L'Engle found work in the theater as a writer as well as sought to publish her own work. Her first novel, The Small Rain , came out in L'Engle drew on some of her boarding school experiences for the story.