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Meet the Austins

Austin Family Chronicles, Book 1

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Meet the Austins

By: Madeleine L'Engle
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
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Audiobook one of the Austin Family Chronicles, an award-winning young-adult series from Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, about a girl who experiences the difficulties and joys of growing up.

"Beautifully written, with integrity and warmth, and young people are bound to identify with the characters, each a person in his own right, and to read absorbed from first page to last. Thoroughly recommended." (Chicago Tribune)

For a family with four kids, two dogs, assorted cats, and a constant stream of family and friends dropping by, life in the Austin family home has always been remarkably steady and contented. When a family friend suddenly dies in a plane crash, the Austins open their home to an orphaned girl, Maggy Hamilton. The Austin children - Vicky, John, Suzy, and Rob - do their best to be generous and welcoming to Maggy.

Vicky knows she should feel sorry for Maggy, but having sympathy for Maggy is no easy thing. Maggy is moody and spoiled; she breaks toys, wakes people in the middle of the night screaming, discourages homework, and generally causes chaos in the Austin household. How can one small child disrupt a family of six? Will life ever return to normal?

©2008 Madeleine L'Engle (P)2019 Listening Library Death & Dying Difficult Situations Family Family & Relationships Fiction Growing Up Literature & Fiction Classics Young Adult Authors
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This book was absoulutely charming. I can just see things happening just like this did in those times. I loved the characters. The narration made it come a live. It kept me going from beginning to end

Charming

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I love Meet the Austins. I have read it several times and it so cozy and fun.

Cozy Book

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Meet the Austins is a great book for all ages.😍
I love Maggy Hamletan ,and Vicky.

Meet the Austen's

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Narration was very well done. This story was charming and well written. Will listen to the others.

lovely

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Loved the reminders of electrical outages and how many things need it for our comfort. Our siblings don't listen to directions for their own good. This would be great to read as a night time story.

Brought Back Memories

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All in all a pretty good story .It had good character development and likable family members.
Interesting details about their home in rural New England

Not what I expected

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I am wondering why I am just now discovering this book! I never really got into "A Wrinkle In Time". This book is a great story about a year in the life of a family.

My new favorite story

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Thanks so much 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁wow you are good at making books please make another-Graham Matthews



Great book

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