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A Wrinkle in Time

by Madeleine L'Engle

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Series: The Time Quintet (1)

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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.
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Fascinating tale!

Even while repeating Meg's angst, it propels the mystery to its surprise ending. ( )
  m.belljackson | Mar 13, 2024 |
Adventure
  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Actually had never read this. It was a little wacky. But it all kind of made sense and had a good ending. ( )
  Tytania | Feb 8, 2024 |
I believe Mrs L'Engle was prescient in making IT the primary villain of this story.
I did not like the main character of Meg. Charles Wallace is wiser and more intelligent than any 4-5 year old that has ever existed. The story has that general 60s/70s New Agey vibe that I'm not a great fan of - Heinlein, Zelazny, Farmer, and the like. Many people think that's great company to be in, but... meh. ( )
  Hae-Yu | Feb 4, 2024 |
I wish I had read this book in middle school, as all three of my sons did. Even though it was published when I was 7, I never heard of it until it was assigned to my sons. Instead, I am first reading this whimsical, but never silly, gem in my late 60s! Excellent story wrapped around concepts of nonconformity, individuality, courage, friendship, communication, and love. Great book for any kid who feels lonely or is dealing with loss in his or her life. ( )
  bschweiger | Feb 4, 2024 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Madeleine L'Engleprimary authorall editionscalculated
Barrett, PeterCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Bober, RichardCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Caruso, BarbaraNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Davis, HopeNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dillon, DianeCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dillon, LeoCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lee, Jody A.Cover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Linden, Vincent van derTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Maitland, AntonyContributorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nielsen, CliffCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Raskin, EllenCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Reggiani, SaraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Richwood, SamIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rosoff, MegIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Scaife, KeithIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sis, PeterCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Yoo, TaeeunCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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It was a dark and stormy night.
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"The tesseract--" Mrs. Murry whispered. "What did she mean? How could she have known?" [p.27]
Well, the fifth dimension's a tesseract...In other words, to put it into Euclid, or old-fashioned plane geometry, a straight line is not the shortest distance between two points. [p.75]
“Maybe I don’t like being different,” Meg said. “but I don’t want to be like everybody else, either.”
“You mean you’re comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it?”

“Yes.” Mrs. Whatsit said. “You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you.”
The middle beast, a tremor of trepidation in his words, said "You aren't from a dark planet, are you?"
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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.

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Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace leave Earth in search of Meg's father, Mr. Murry. Mr. Murry is a scientist who has been missing since the birth of Charles Wallace, Meg's baby brother. Mrs. Which, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Whatsit, however, assist the children in their journey by helping them to tesseract or wrinkle in time. They soon discover that their father has been detained by IT. IT tries to transform people into mindless robots. Will they be able to overpower IT? Will they be able to save their father?
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