>>>Boy, I started reading that and immediately, I was transported to one series of Madeleine L'Engle's novels (the Austins books). She has a character who is essentially a "poor little rich boy" who likes to quote that.
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>>>Tamar
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>>Madeleine indeed <bg> Odd that in this case it was the object rather than the catalyst.
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>>Don't know those books but will look them up.
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>Probably not your cup of tea. Young adult fiction, probably more for girls than boys, but her stuff generally is among my favorites.
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>Tamar

I loved A Wrinkle in Time. My daughter read it when she was younger and based on her recommendation, I did as well. But her writings are definitely written for the younger crowd (as in preteen). :o)