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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackEAN: 9780312367558 ISBN: 0312367554 Label: Square Fish Manufacturer: Square Fish Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Square Fish Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: May 01, 2007 Studio: Square Fish Editorial Review: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating: - An Entertaining Science Fiction Story with Theological ThemeL'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 ... Read More Rating:  - BEST BOOK EVERIn 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 ... Read More Rating: - Tea: One please, thanksThis 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 ... Read More Rating: - A Piece of Literature in TimeA 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 ... Read More Rating: - One of my favoritesI 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. |
