A Wrinkle in Time
by: Madeleine L'Engle
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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.
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Rating: - A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is an amazing children's book, chock full of adventure, and since fiction. The three main characters start their adventure when Meg (sister to...), Charles Wallace, and Calvin their new friend start investigating why Meg and Charles Wallace father has disappeared on a secret mission for the government, where even Meg's mother doesn't know where he went, and he has been missing for quite some time.
Meg is having a rough day at school with every body asking why Charles ... Read More
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- Timeless, Magical Story
I first read this book in the fifth grade and I remember this being one of the first books that really made me want to read. I loved it back then and I loved it this time! It was almost like reading it for the first time again because I had forgotten so much. The only things I remembered from the story was the names of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who and what "IT" was. It's such a timeless, magical story and I'd recommend it to anyone.
Rating: - "A line is in fact not the shortest distance between two points"
The story revolves around Meg Murray, her brother Charles Wallace, and one of the most popular kids in school, Calvin O'Keefe.Mrs' Whatsit, Who and Which take the three on a journey to save Meg and Charles Wallace's father.He's been tessering (a tesseract is a five dimensional object - in which time and space can essentially be `folded' upon itself to create a wrinkle in time) and is stuck on another planet.It's up to the kids to figure out who is holding Mr. Murray captive and how to escape.... Read More
Rating: - My first YA L'Engle
A classic tale of good vs. evil. The father, a physicist, of Meg Murry has been missing for several years. He had been experimenting with fifth dimension time travel when he disappeared. "It was a dark and stormy night" when things begin to happen for young Meg and her smaller brother Charles Wallace. I found the book to be quite enjoyable. Though I did note in one spot where it was a bit dated "...they were looking into an enormous room lined with machines. They were not unlike the great computing machines ... Read More
Rating: - The power of love
This was one of my all-time favorite children's books. It remains a book that speaks to me as an adult. It has a very spiritual message; that is, the answer to dealing with fear is to offer love. [...]
Just like one of the children in the book, I always felt as if I was different from other people. I was a loner and I suffered from low self-esteem which haunted me into adulthood. Unfortunately I didn'teven recognize that as an adult until I came into therapy. If only I had remembered the messages ... Read More
- A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time is an amazing children's book, chock full of adventure, and since fiction. The three main characters start their adventure when Meg (sister to...), Charles Wallace, and Calvin their new friend start investigating why Meg and Charles Wallace father has disappeared on a secret mission for the government, where even Meg's mother doesn't know where he went, and he has been missing for quite some time.
Meg is having a rough day at school with every body asking why Charles ... Read More
- Timeless, Magical StoryI first read this book in the fifth grade and I remember this being one of the first books that really made me want to read. I loved it back then and I loved it this time! It was almost like reading it for the first time again because I had forgotten so much. The only things I remembered from the story was the names of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who and what "IT" was. It's such a timeless, magical story and I'd recommend it to anyone.
- "A line is in fact not the shortest distance between two points"The story revolves around Meg Murray, her brother Charles Wallace, and one of the most popular kids in school, Calvin O'Keefe.Mrs' Whatsit, Who and Which take the three on a journey to save Meg and Charles Wallace's father.He's been tessering (a tesseract is a five dimensional object - in which time and space can essentially be `folded' upon itself to create a wrinkle in time) and is stuck on another planet.It's up to the kids to figure out who is holding Mr. Murray captive and how to escape.... Read More
- My first YA L'EngleA classic tale of good vs. evil. The father, a physicist, of Meg Murry has been missing for several years. He had been experimenting with fifth dimension time travel when he disappeared. "It was a dark and stormy night" when things begin to happen for young Meg and her smaller brother Charles Wallace. I found the book to be quite enjoyable. Though I did note in one spot where it was a bit dated "...they were looking into an enormous room lined with machines. They were not unlike the great computing machines ... Read More
- The power of loveThis was one of my all-time favorite children's books. It remains a book that speaks to me as an adult. It has a very spiritual message; that is, the answer to dealing with fear is to offer love. [...]
Just like one of the children in the book, I always felt as if I was different from other people. I was a loner and I suffered from low self-esteem which haunted me into adulthood. Unfortunately I didn'teven recognize that as an adult until I came into therapy. If only I had remembered the messages ... Read More
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