A
Wrinkle In Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal
Everyone in town thinks Meg Murry is volatile and dull-witted, and
that her younger brother, Charles Wallace, is dumb. People are also saying
that their physicist father has run off and left their brilliant scientist
mother. Spurred on by these rumors and an unearthly stranger, the tesseract-touting
Mrs Whatsit, Meg and Charles Wallace and their new friend Calvin O'Keefe
embark on a perilous quest through space to find their father. In doing
so, they must travel behind the shadow of an evil power that is darkening
the cosmos, one planet at a time. This is no superhero tale, nor is it
science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must
rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep within
themselves to find answers.
A well-loved classic and 1963 Newbery Medal winner, Madeleine L'Engle's
A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery
and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering, yet ultimately freeing,
discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age
element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three
children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the triumph of good
over evil. The companion books in the Time quartet, continuing the adventures
of the Murry family, are A Wind in the Door; A Swiftly Tilting Planet,
which won the American Book Award; and Many Waters. Every young reader
should experience L'Engle's captivating, occasionally life-changing contributions
to children's literature. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter - Amazon.com
Paperback: 211 pages
Yearling Books; ISBN: 0440498058; Reissue edition (April
1, 1973) |
