Many Waters
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1986 · Est. 10 hour read

Many Waters

Written by Madeleine L'Engle

Book #4 in the A Wrinkle in Time Quintet series

Twins are thrust into a desert of mythical beasts and biblical floods. Can they find their way home?

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359 pages· 73,534 words· Est. 10 hour read
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Sandy and Dennys, the ordinary twins of an extraordinary family, are hurled into a desert teeming with mythical creatures and biblical figures. As they navigate this ancient world, they encounter Noah, who warns of impending floods. Amidst the chaos, they must resist the alluring Nephilim and their temptations, while seeking a way back to their own time. With the gentle seraphim as their allies, the twins face a race against time to reunite a father and son and escape the rising waters. Will they succeed before the deluge consumes them?

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Sandy and Dennys have always felt they were the ordinary ones in their family of geniuses. Mother is a scientist, Father experiments with space and time travel, Meg is a mathematical whiz, and Charles Wallace is a six-year-old genius. Now, for the first time, Sandy and Dennys find themselves involved in a fantastic adventure.

They have been thrown back in time to a desert land filled with mythical beasts and humans barely four feet tall. There they meet Noah, who is starting to build a large boat. He warns them that “many waters” are coming to the desert. Sandy and Dennys must find a way back home soon, or they will drown.

Also inhabiting the desert are the beautiful yet dangerous Nephilim, who encourage the humans to be selfish and vain, while their brothers, the gentle, winged seraphim, do their best to protect the humans innocence.

As Sandy and Dennys struggle to survive the harsh desert they, too, are tempted by the devious Nephilim. Can they resist the sensuous invitations of Tiglah? Will they ever get back to their own place and time?

At a glance
Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pages
359
Words
73,534
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
700L
Themes & topics
Books about twinsBooks about space and timeBooks about time travelBooks about Noah (Biblical figure)Books about patriarchal societies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.7
F&P level
~Q
AR points
10
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5945
Publication
Published
May 1, 2007
First published
January 1, 1986
Publisher
Square Fish
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780312368579

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