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An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5)

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An Acceptable Time, the final book in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet, the series that began with the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time

A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears.

Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get back to the present before the time gate closes -- and leaves her to face a group of people who believe in human sacrifice?

Customer Reviews (4.4 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Henry ★★★★★

The lightning and quivering ground in the opening scene pulled me right back into Meg's world—it’s a satisfying end to the quintet that started with *A Wrinkle in Time*. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy L’Engle’s way of blending time travel with real emotion.

Madison L. ★★★★★

The final chapter of this series wraps things up beautifully, and L'Engle's prose still gives me chills during the lightning-strike opening. I read the whole Time Quintet in order and this paperback held up well to being shoved in my bag for a week of commuting.

Ruby Y. ★★★★★

The lightning and quivering ground at the start really pulled me right into Polly’s world, and the way L’Engle weaves time travel with such a personal, emotional stakes made this final installment impossible to put down. If you’ve followed the series from A Wrinkle in Time, this one brings everythin