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Madeleine L'Engle - Wrinkle In Time
 

Madeleine L'Engle - Wrinkle In Time

A classic battle of good versus evil as well as a reflection on the value of being true to oneself and the power of love and faith, A WRINKLE IN TIME is the first book in the Time Quartet series. Meg Murry, the daughter of two brilliant scientists, is a socially awkward 12-year-old who has trouble fitting in at school. Her closest friend is her younger brother, Charles Wallace, an extremely bright 4-year-old who is also gifted with second sight. Accompanied by friend Calvin O'Keefe, and aided by the unearthly trio of Mr. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, Meg and Charles Wallace travel to another dimension is search of their missing father--a scientist who has been experimenting with time travel. However, in order to rescue Mr. Murry, Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin must first do battle with the evil, and all controlling, IT. The final three books in the series are A WIND IN THE DOOR, A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET, and MANY WATERS. A companion book, AN ACCEPTABLE TIME, features some of the same characters. Alth

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Names Are Important But Character Counts

byquasar Jan 31, 2002
91 Helpfuls 92 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 2 Comments
Pros illustrates the importance of every being, shows size is relative and relatively...
Cons not as good as its prequel or its sequel, Meg gets whiny
Recommended it? Yes

A wise man once said "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" but would it really? Is our name unimportant? I myself have used three names commonly in my life. Each has brought out different qualities of my personality, made me think of myself in different ways, changed who I was and how I... Read full review »

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This certainly won't give you wrinkles.

bycoffee_addict Oct 3, 2000
14 Helpfuls 15 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Wonderful imagery. Convincing characters
Cons NONE
Recommended it? Yes

Have you ever heard of a Tesseract? This book makes you believe that inter-dimensional traveling is as easy as walking. All you need is a clever little boy, named Charles Wallace, a head strong young lady named Meg and three women named Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.

Meg and... Read full review »

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Sequel falls disappointingly short

bySierra_22 Jun 12, 2000
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 1 Comment
Pros Introduces kything -- an important concept for A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Cons Weak characters; lukewarm plot
Recommended it? No

When I read A Wind in the Door, I was sorely disappointed. For some reason, L'Engle's writing wasn't quite what it had been for A Wrinkle in Time or any of the other books concerning the Murray/O'Keefe fan.

If I had not read any of the other books by L'Engle, I would have detested the... Read full review »

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Authors Madeleine L'Engle
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction

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HardcoverAugust 01, 1997Houghton Mifflin School8.75"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.85 lbs.9780395771549
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