I grew up reading Madeleine L'Engle. She was one of my favorite authors, along with Lloyd Alexander who also passed away not too long ago. I had just read "Many Waters" for the first this summer and was amazed at how she told that story. It wasn't a traditional story in the sense of having characters solve a problem to achieve their goals, but there was a wonderful sense of meaning in it.
It seems that all my childhood favorites are passing away. I do not know if I will ever contribute anything as wonderful to the world of literature as L'Engle did, but she's one of the reasons why I try.
