a ring of endless light
Vicky Austin is filled with strong feelings as she stands near Commander Rodney’s grave while her grandfather, who himself is dying of cancer, recites the funeral service. [1]
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected challenges. [2]
Sorry there is no news for A Ring of Endless Light at this time. [3]
John Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Award, Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for A Wrinkle in Time; American Book Award for A Swiftly Tilting Planet; California Young Reader Medal, Colorado Children’s Book Award for A Ring of Endless Light; et al. [...] And Adam, a serious young student working at the nearby marine-biology station, discvoers Vicky, his friend’s little sister, incipient telepathic powers that can help him with his experiments in dolphin communications. [4]
As her grandfather slowly deteriorates, she is comforted by several newly made friends and a group of dolphins she is doing research on. [3]
Once again, Madeleine L’Engle has written a story that reveals in the drama of vividly portrayed characters and events the spiritual and moral dimensions of common human experiences. [4]
During the summer her grandfather is dying of leukemia and death seems all around, 15-year-old Vicky finds comfort with the pod of dolphins with which she has been doing research. [1]
Another boy, 17-year-old Adam Eddington, recruits Vicky to help him with a research project, working with a dolphin called Basil. [2]
Vicky Austin knows that this will be her last summer on Seven Bay Island with her beloved grandfather, because the scholarly retired clergyman is dying of a fast-moving form of leukemia. [5]
Zachary, whose attempted suicide inadvertently cauesd Commander Rodney’s death, sees her as the one sane and normal person who can give some meaning ot his life. [4]
To complicate things, she finds herself the center of attention for three very different boys: Leo is an old friend wanting comfort and longing for romance; Zachary, whose attempted suicide inadvertently caused the Commander’s death, is attractive and sophisticated but desperately troubled; and Adam, her older brother’s friend, offers her a wonderful chance to assist in his experiments with dolphins but treats her as a young girl just when she’s ready to feel most grown-up. [1]
And Adam, her older brother John’s friend from MIT, assumes an important place in her life when he discovers that Vicky’s extraordinary (and unexpected, and unexplained) ability to communicate with dolphins can transform his summer project at the Island’s oceanographic research station. [5]
Leo, Commander Rodney’s son, turns to her as an old friend seeki comfort but longing for romance. [4]
Watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes on beautiful Seven Bay Island is almost more than Vicky can bear. [6]
Sources:
[1] Powell’s Books - A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle
[2] A Ring of Endless Light (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] A Ring of Endless Light - TV.com
[4] A Ring of Endless Light | Barnes & Noble.com
[5] Amazon.com: A Ring of Endless Light: Madeleine L’Engle: Books
[6] Madeleine L’Engle: Bibliography: A Ring of Endless Light