The L'Engle Building
First appears in Book 8: A Parade of Horribles, chapter 70 ([ 67 ])
Appearances
What you know
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 70Heats 6 and 7 run through the L'Engle Building, a seven-floor human apartment building, with racers shrunk to fit.
- Ch 76In heat six racers start shrunk on the seventh floor of the L'Engle Building and must pass through a ring on each of seven floors.
- Ch 77Each L'Engle Building apartment depicts a crawler's life, with residents and pictures whose eyes are sewn shut or crossed out.
Key moments
- Book 8 · Ch 76Heat six starting line
Shrunk to Lego size, the racers start inside apartment 712 of the L'Engle Building; a last-minute rule requires seven rings, one per floor.
- Book 8 · Ch 77Racing through the what-if apartments
Carl's team clears gates one and two in apartments depicting crawlers' alternate lives, including Tran's parents' home, using Hole spells to drop between floors.
- Book 8 · Ch 78Archie's what-if apartment
Passing through Archie Mu's apartment for gate four, the team watches his wife Mackenzie become aware and tear at her stitched eyes.
- Book 8 · Ch 78Imani's family apartment erupts
In apartment 310, Imani's family shells become aware and burst into invulnerable scarab beetles as Carl's team clears gate five.
- Book 8 · Ch 79Escorting Imani and Elle out of 310
Carl's team waits for Imani and Elle to clear their gate amid the beetles, then all drop through a Hole to the second floor.
- Book 8 · Ch 79Marjory's apartment
Clearing gate six in apartment 231, Carl and Donut overhear Marjory's what-if life and piece together her history with Bill.
- Book 8 · Ch 80Carl comforts Prepotente
In apartment 130, Carl runs on foot to Prepotente, who is transfixed by his mother's what-if life, and persuades him to leave before time runs out.