The Arm of the Starfish

By: Madeleine L'Engle

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Paperback | 1 January 1990

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The author has published over 40 books for all ages, including "Dragons in the Water" and "A Wrinkle in Time". Many of her books have a religious sub-text. In this book, a murder mystery begins when Kali and Adam find a body in the water. The novel was originally published in 1965.

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Taking sides (right vs. wrong) and teaming up provides both the suspense and the philosophical tug-of-war in this imaginative story of a 16 year old high school graduate who unwittingly becomes involved in international intrigue. Adam Eddington, a promising zoologist, spends a summer assisting the research of a Dr. O'Keefe on a Portuguese island. The project involves the ability of the starfish to regenerate missing limbs, which Dr. O'Keefe hopes to apply to human beings. On the way to the island Adam is warned against O'Keefe by a glamorous girl and temporarily persuaded to assist her flag-waving father. Adam is a dashing, sophisticated sort, but not without his human qualities. The situation has been foisted upon him but it is one which demands that he commit himself. As the conflict becomes more pronounced, the story gets weaker. The personal probe is valid although many may disagree with the answers, and it accompanies some solidly detailed, excitingly sustained adventure. The author wrote the prizewinning A Wrinkle in Time. (Kirkus Reviews)

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