{"product_id":"troubling-a-star-the-austin-family-chronicles-book-5-paperback","title":"Troubling a Star: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 5 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMadeleine L'Engle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn book five of the award-winning Austin Family Chronicles young adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of\u003ci\u003e A Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, a girl experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Austins have settled back into their beloved home in the country after more than a year away. Though they had all missed the predictability and security of life in Thornhill, Vicky Austin is discovering that slipping back into her old life isn't easy. She's been changed by life in New York City and her travels around the country while her old friends seem to have stayed the same. So Vicky finds herself spending time with a new friend, Serena Eddington--the great-aunt of a boy Vicky met over the summer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAunt Serena gives Vicky an incredible birthday gift--a month-long trip to Antarctica. It's the opportunity of a lifetime. But Vicky is nervous. She's never been away from her family before. Once she sets off though, she finds that's the least of her worries. She receives threatening letters. She's surrounded by suspicious characters. Vicky no longer knows who to trust. And she may not make it home alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks by Madeleine L'Engle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Wrinkle in Time Quintet\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003cbr\u003eA Wind in the Door\u003cbr\u003eA Swiftly Tilting Planet\u003cbr\u003eMany Waters\u003cbr\u003eAn Acceptable Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted \u0026amp; illustrated by Hope Larson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntergalactic P.S. 3\u003c\/i\u003e by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: A standalone story set in the world of \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Austin Family Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet the Austins\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume 1) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Moon by Night\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume 2) \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Young Unicorns\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Ring of Endless Light \u003c\/i\u003e(Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTroubling a Star\u003c\/i\u003e (Volume 5) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Polly O'Keefe books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Arm of the Starfish\u003cbr\u003eDragons in the Waters\u003cbr\u003eA House Like a Lotus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Both Were Young \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCamilla \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Joys of Love\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor her birthday, Vicky receives the gift of a trip to the Antarctic, where her friend Adam Eddington is working as a marine biologist. But as Vicky meets her fellow travelers, it quickly becomes clear that some of them are not what they seem. Vicki's trip into adventure becomes a journey into icy danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine L'Engle\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Small Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book \u003ci\u003eMeet the Austins\u003c\/i\u003e, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer science fantasy classic \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, \u003ci\u003eA Wind in the Door\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Swiftly Tilting Planet\u003c\/i\u003e (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book \u003ci\u003eA Ring of Endless Light\u003c\/i\u003e won the Newbery Honor. 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