A Wrinkle in Time
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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.
Meg doesn't fit in but all the qualities that make her unique are the ones that will help her save her father
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Add Age Suitabilitypink_pig_2377 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 9 and 11
violet_panda_3708 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 9 and 18
Quotes
Add a QuoteLike and equal are entirely different things! --Meg to IT/Charles Wallace
"The foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling , brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called, but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the things which are mighty. And base things of the world, and things which despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are."
Summary
Add a SummaryOne night, a mysterious stranger arrives at the Murry household. Meg and her little brother Charles Wallace quickly become involved, and with the help of Calvin O'Keefe they assist three women to help a planet taken over by an evil consciousness called IT, which seeks to erase all uniqueness. Along the way Meg finds secrets about her father, love, and being who you are.
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.
lms
Mar 17, 2008
Meg and Charles Wallace set out with their friend Calvin in a search for their father. His top secret job as a physicist for the government has taken him away and the children search through time and space top find him. ( Novelist Review)
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Add a CommentA Wrinkle in Time tells the story of a high-school aged girl, Meg Murry, who goes through a treacherous adventure through space and time with Calvin, her friend, and Charles, her brother, to rescue their long missing father who is held captive on another planet. On one stormy night, a woman, Mrs. Whatsit, arrives at Meg’s house and she introduces them to Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, who then explain to them that their entire universe is being threatened. Then, they must go to Camazotz, an evil planet, where Meg’s father is imprisoned. Throughout this novel, the entire group goes through various obstacles and are truly challenged to persevere at every stop. Meg must stay strong in order to save her father, or else, he may be gone forever.
This novel is one that I really enjoyed reading and analyzing because of a mixture of drama and educational lessons. Personally, this book was great to analyze different literary devices such as personification. I really enjoyed how Madeleine L’Engle portrays Meg, the protagonist, as it motivates the younger audiences in positive ways. I would recommend this book to any elementary or junior high school student because it was such an enjoyable read.
Age Rating: 9+
Recommended per Ken Haylock via Trivia Mafia conversation
Age 9+
A Wrinkle in Time is amazing. The complexity kept me in awe, on edge, and turning the pages. Very well written.
A Wrinkle in Time
The book A Wrinkle in Time by Katherine Olney is a fantasy novel about kids that set off to find their father who is trapped in an alternate dimension. One day a mysterious old lady appears at their doorstep and it turns out that the youngest son already knows her. The incredible journey begins from there. This book is very well written and filled with many scientific elements as well. The only thing I disliked about this book is the parts toward the ending. I feel like the book was at a good pace but then it started moving very quickly towards the end. I would also not recommend this book for children under 10 due to scientific words. Overall, this is a very captivating book and is good for a casual read.
I appreciate this book as a classic work for younger readers; this has the hallmarks of timeless fiction meant for such an audience - namely, it's a quick read with a quick plot (for instance, REVEL in how instantaneous Calvin's obvious love for Meg is!) and a HELL of a quick ending that almost left me reeling amidst what felt much like a saccharine whirlwind and then DONE.
Things I noticed this go-around, all that being said: what an interplay between faith and science, and thinking and feeling that happens in this work, and how obvious these two themes are as they work together to propel the plot and the children onward. On one hand, we have inter-dimensional travel, aliens and talk of higher and lower dimensions; on the other, very obviously Christian-themed quotes are sprinkled in particularly as our vulnerable human Meg struggles with her own furious immaturity and the fact that She Has To Go Do the Things (aka grow up.)
So there's that, and again with the pair of hands, one being Camatzotz and its rigidity of thought/being, and then there's that planet Aunt Beast dwells on, where the creatures can't see but sense, and care. It all seems so obvious looking at it, now. But it wouldn't necessarily be, for younger folks who learn by witnessing those like them be strong where they need to be in a tough, confusing world. And I appreciate that all the more these days. I just happen to have more patience than certain plot points provide for, and that's okay.
TLDR: It's a typical teen novel that's written very concisely, and well. Within it are all sorts of things going on that my now-adult brain latches onto, and finds enriching, particularly knowing how long ago this book was written. I think that speaks, ultimately, to the timelessness of A Wrinkle in Time.
This book is amazing. Everyone and everybody should read this super good book. Seriously.
great
Didn't really like the characters and religious references
This is a story about children who time travel to save their father on a distant planet. They have special help along the way but ultimately use their own skills to survive. This book contains many themes for discussion including, good vs evil, religion, science, communism and conformity. It would be a great read aloud with advanced readers and older children.