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Léna Roy is a creative writing teacher, and an author of fiction and creative non-fiction, as well as being Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter. She has written a biography of her grandmother, Becoming Madeleine with her sister, Charlotte Jones Voiklis, coming out in February 2018. Léna is a Regional Manager for Writopia Lab in the suburbs of New York City. Writopia Lab’s mission is to foster joy, literacy, and critical thinking in kids and teens from all backgrounds through creative writing. Since 2014, Léna has been recognized by the Scholastic Awards "as an outstanding educator whose dedication, commitment, and guidance are represented by student work selected for national honors." Mentoring has long been the connective tissue in Léna's li ...more

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Guess what? I'm not 18 anymore! I am turning FIFTY years old on June 20th and I couldn’t be more excited! When I read Carl Jung in grad school in my mid-20’s, 50 seemed so far away, but the way he described it made me look forward to it -- freedom from self. The 20’s were all about finding out what I was made of, the 30’s about starting and raising a famil Read more of this blog post »

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	And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 4,371 ratings — published 1949 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Joys of Love by Madeleine L'Engle, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.52 avg rating — 1,038 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 675 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edges 3.60 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	"Loved Your Essay!" - The Admissions Team: The Most Fiercely Individualistic College Essays 2010-2020 by Rebecca Wallace-Segall, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yael Schick (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Success is Finding Meaning: A Series of Interviews by Claudia Jo, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Tim by Charlotte Jones Voiklis, Léna Roy (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 3: by Léna

Oct 08, 2010 07:16PM

Thank you so much Kristen - I'm looking forward to getting to know you through our love of books!

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message 2: by Kristen

Oct 08, 2010 02:05PM

Your debut looks fantastic! Thanks for adding me as a friend!

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message 1: by Donald

Feb 09, 2010 01:58AM

Hi Lena,

Good to see you here. I browsed through your book shelves. I think our ratings are pretty similar on the books we have in common. It took me a long time to think back on all the books I've read- I'm sure you'll have the same kind of problem. One day, I hope to see "The Unreals" on your shelves....

Btw, congrats on the publication date and the blog. I read a few of your entries and enjoyed them. You must be getting pretty excited....

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