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      A Swiftly Tilting Planet

      by Madeleine L'engle
      Published
      Jul 1978
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
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      304
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      Series
      The Time Quintet Book 3

      About This Book

      Meg Murry O'Keefe and her family are just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when her father gets a phone call from the White House about a madman's threat of nuclear war. Only an old Irish rune seems to hold a clue to averting worldwide disaster. When Meg's brother Charles Wallace, now fifteen, recites it, a radiant white beast—the unicorn Gaudior—appears, to join him on his quest. But there are only twenty-four hours in which to prevent the tragedy. Can Charles Wallace, with the help of Gaudior and Meg, possibly succeed?

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      Book 3
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Alternative History Fantasy

      Characters & Occupations

      Unicorns

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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