Intergalactic P.S. 3

This book is presented as a standalone story from the world of A Wrinkle in Time. But in reality, looking at the publication date, it just seems to be an early draft of a portion of A Wind in the Door. So if you've read Wind, you don't need to read this book. That being said, I do think the story depicted is one of the most interesting parts of Wind, so I think if you can set aside expectations that it's an original story, it's an OK book for kids. However, I'm not really sure who the audience for this book is. It's written in a lower reading level than Wrinkle or Wind, so it seems like it's maybe for a younger audience who aren't ready for the other books. But I'm not sure it makes enough sense on it's own if you don't know the characters already from Wrinkle.

I LOVE the Time Quintet by Madeleine L'Engle. But this really does just feel like an early draft of an early chapter for the 2nd book, A Wind in the Door. I still liked it, simply because of how much I love the world she created. But I can understand why some people are giving it only one or two stars.

I'm not really sure who this is for? It seems like it would be confusing to a child who was too young to read the original Wrinkle in Time books. I see it was originally published as a kind of bonus short story and that seems like...where it should remain tbh. Or if they really wanted to publish this as its own thing maybe have Hope Larson adapt it into a full graphic novel instead of the illustrated...long...picture book...thing that it currently is?

like listen I'm very sorry that Madeleine L'Engle is dead too but let's leave her old drafts/short stories be.