A Ring of Endless Light

madeleine l/engle

After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He’s very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicate matters, she finds herself as the center of attention for three very different boys.

Zachary Grey, the troubled and reckless boy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grieves the loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend for years, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn to Vicky for comfort—and romance. And then there’s Adam Eddington. Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins. But Adam—and the dolphins—may just be what Vicky needs to get through this heartbreaking summer.

Genres young adultfictionfantasychildrensromancescience fictionclassicsmiddle gradecoming of agerealistic fiction

0 pages, Audio Cassette

First published May 1,1980

Series

Austin Family Chronicles

Literary awards

newbery medal, vermont golden dome book award, california young readers medal, margaret a. edwards award,

Places

thornhill connecticut, seven bay island, boston massachusetts, connecticut, massachusetts, new england,

This edition

Format: 0 pages, Audio Cassette
Published: March 1, 1982 by Amer School Pub
ISBN: 9780394077277
ASIN: 039407727X
Language: English

Characters More characters

Vicky Austin

aged 12 when The Austin Chronicles begins, Vicky is the second-oldest child in the Austin family and a great help to her mother; she lives in the rural village of, Thornhill, Conn., which is 100 miles outside of New York City...
Rob Austin

the youngest Austin child, sweet Rob is 5 when the Austin Chronicles begin...
Suzy Austin

a blonde curly-haired girl who is devoted to orphan Maggy Hamilton; she is three years younger than Vicky and has always wanted to be a doctor...
Adam Eddington

a marine biology major at college who spends a summer working with Calvin OKeefemore...
Zachary Grey

a very clever but jaded young man with a severe heart defect; he manipulates his parents because of that, making him quite spoiled...
Victoria Austin

Dr. Wallace Austins kind, fun-loving wife; shes the daughter of a retired ministermore...