
One afternoon, Charles Wallace tells Meg of a "drive of dragons" in their backyard, where he and Meg thereupon discover a pile of unusual feathers. (The farandolae are micro-organelles inside mitochondria that exist in the Time Quintet fantasy universe.) Their mother, a microbiologist, suspects it may be a disorder of his mitochondria and his mitochondria's farandolae. Later, Meg discovers that Charles Wallace has a progressive disease that is leaving him short of breath.

Meg tries to enlist Jenkins's help in protecting her brother but is unsuccessful. Jenkins, who often disciplined Meg, and Meg is sure has a grudge against her whole family. The new principal of the elementary school is the former high school principal, Mr. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time and part of the Time Quintet.ġ4-year-old Meg Murry is worried about her brother Charles Wallace, a 6-year-old genius bullied at school by the other children.

A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle.
