A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Author: Madeleine L'Engle

Genre: Fantasy, Classics, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Children's, Middle Grade

Synopsis:

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newberry Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.

Format: Paperback, 256 pages

Setting: United States

Series: Kairos (#1)

Awards: Newbery Medal for None (1963), Vermont Golden Dome Book Award for None (1964), Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award for None (1965), Margaret A. Edwards Award for None (1998)

Goodreads Rating: 3.97

*This book is pre-loved, but has been carefully looked through to ensure it is not missing any pages and is in good condition. All visible flaws have been documented in the product photos.