Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
Publisher, pagination, and printing dates may vary Includes an appreciation by Anna Quindlen "Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal"--P. [4] of cover Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c1962