L’Engle, Madeline. A
Wrinkle in Time. New York: Dell Publishing, 1962.
Annotation: Meg,
her brother Charles Wallace and their friend Calvin find out their peculiar
differences make them a part of a world beyond their understanding with time
travel and indescribable evil.
Book Talk:
Meg and her younger brother Charles Wallace are looked at
by others like there is something not quite right about them. In fact, there
is- Charles Wallace understands his gift more than Meg and together with their
new friend Calvin they embark on a journey guided by Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and
Mrs. Whatist to defeat the Black Thing
and find their father, a scientist who’s been on a secret mission. This is how
they encounter IT- a powerful force
that holds all the people on the planet of Camazotz in ITS control and pushes to do the same to them…
“As she cried out the words she felt a mind moving in on
her own, felt IT seizing, squeezing
her brain. Then she realized that Charles Wallace was speaking, or being spoken
through by IT…she felt her stubborn
control slip. Red fog glazed her eyes…”
What kind of “gift” does it take to travel through time, encountering
planets with odd creatures and most dreadfully IT- and why do Mrs. Which and Company think a few kids can defeat such
powerful evil. More importantly what happens if they can’t? Find out in A Wrinkle in Time.
Awards:
Newbery Medal Book, 1963
American Library Association Notable Children's Books
Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List
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