TY - BOOK AU - L'ENGLE, MADELEINE AU - MADELEINE L'ENGLE TI - An acceptable time SN - 0-440-20814-9 U1 - L547a 1989 PY - 1989/// CY - New York PB - Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers KW - generally defined by consistency, integrity, and proactive, present-focused action KW - true wisdom involves understanding the deep connection between humanity, nature, and the divine. N2 - focusing on Polly O'Keefe as she visits her grandparents, Alex and Kate Murry, in Connecticut. She discovers a "time gate" that transports her 3,000 years into the past. There, she is embroiled in a conflict between two prehistoric tribes—the peaceful People of the Wind and the hostile People Across the Lake. ER -