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| A Wrinkle in Time | 
 enlarge | Author: Madeleine L'engle
Publisher: Square Fish
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (73 reviews)
Sales Rank: 847
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312367546
EAN: 9780312367541
ASIN: 0312367546
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
Release Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
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.
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An Entertaining Science Fiction Story with Theological Theme November 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
L'Engle has written an intellectually savvy story laced with good v. evil themes. The story centers on children characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry and their friend Calvin. These children all have special but quirky qualities that have caused them challenges and struggles in their short lives. Through the story these quirks are reframed as special gifts that set these children apart and qualify them to participate in a great battle between good and evil.
The story is more abstract that the Narnia stories but still entertains and stimulates the imagination. The tale takes the children across time and space and introduces characters that transcend human's familiarity.
The conflict is between a dark force that seeks to control people's lives and control planets. This force has imprisoned Dr. Murry, Meg and Charles' father on a distant planet that he reached through his discovery of a technique to travel across space and time (a wrinkle in time.)
I read this book to my 6 year-old daughter who was intrigued and interested in the story. She asked questions about it and followed it, even when I thought it was too abstract for her to follow.
As this is the first book in the series, I look forward to reading the other books.
Craig Stephans, author of Shakespeare On Spirituality: Life-Changing Wisdom from Shakespeare's Plays
 BEST BOOK EVER November 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
In the book, A Wrinkle In Time, Madeleine L'Engle surprised me. She surprised me with her clever ideas. The main character, Meg, and her genius little brother, Charles Wallace, meet Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, Calvin and Mrs. Which. These people travel through time and space in a tesseract. They are trying to find Meg's father who has been gone ever since Charles Wallace was a baby. I loved the book because its suspenseful and the characters are strange and wacky. This book teaches you that bad things will not overcome you if you believe in yourself and others. I think this book is good for kids ages 9 and up because understanding the time travel is hard. I loved the book and I would not change it!!!
Tea: One please, thanks October 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a classic book, bringing together fantasy, magic, another world, family, and adventure all together in one story. Not every story is able to do that.
It has some slightly darker elements, but nothing like Harry Potter.
I remember adoring this book when I was younger, it sucked me right into the pages. I loved Meg and Charles.
The story follows Meg and Charles Wallace (older sister, younger brother) who are in a desperate state to find their father. And unfortunate for our third character, Calvin who gets sucks into circumstances beyond him, due to his interest in Meg. The three are transported to strange world that does not welcome them to began their search, thanks to three eccentric characters, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which.
I recently reread this book, and I have to say, I still enjoyed it. And now that the pages are faded, the story of magic and adventure into another world, still captivates me.
BTW - This is a series...which I never knew until know.
A Piece of Literature in Time October 10, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle, is a book that I've read twice but completely loved. It is a story that has very advanced concepts for the early 1960's but is something that anyone could like. Meg Murry is a normal teenage girl: she has braces and looks normal. She doesn't do that well in school but is smart at home. On the other hand, her brother, Charles Wallace, is an all around genius. His age is five and understands most things a five year old couldn't. Meg and Charles Wallace meet a boy named Calvin, who is a friendly boy around Meg's age, around two years older, and all three of them hit it off, Meg a little slower than Charles Wallace. On a stormy night, a bizarre lady comes in and tells them random things.
Over the course of the book, Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace are all pulled into a fantasy world with different galaxies, "wrinkling", and different planets. This is all for Mr. Murry, who went missing a few years prior to this point in time. Overall, it was a satisfying book.
One of my favorites October 7, 2008
I still remember the first copy I ever read of this book. And then in the 6th grade I won as a prize the copy I now have. This is probably one of the greatest fantasies ever written. It existentialist, scientific, and downright practical sweet all in the same stroke of a pen. Not only that, but this is a book that will affect you with some of the strongest relationships and emotion I have ever seen in children's literature.
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