A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

How far would you go to save your father?  When 13-year-old Meg’s father disappears in the middle of conducting secret work for the government, a mysterious stranger from another world offers to help her find him.  With her brother, Charles Wallace, and her friend, Calvin, Meg sets off through space and time to try to rescue her father.  Can they survive the process of traveling by wrinkling time?  Will they be able to locate their father in the vastness of the entire universe?  And will they be able to rescue him from the darkness that is holding him prisoner?


This science fiction adventure novel tells the story of an awkward, out of place young girl who travels through space and time to rescue her father with the help of her brother, her friend, and some other-worldly travelers.  Imaginative and unique, this book is recommended for all young adults in a public or school library setting.

Awards

1963 Newbery Medal
1965 Sequoyah Book Award
1965 Lewis Caroll Shelf Award

Learn More

Learn more about Madeleine L'Engle and her other books on her website.  You can also follow a blog about her work. L'Engle died in 2007 at the age of 88, but her work continues to live on.  In 2003, A Wrinkle in Time was made into a movie.  It is rumored that a new version of the movie will be made in 2013.

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A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in the Time Quintet.  Read the rest of the books to find out what happens to Meg, Charles Wallace, Calvin, and their friends, families, and enemies.

Book 2	Book 3
Book 4	Book 5

Note: Book order of the Time Quintet is per Madeleine L'Engle's website and is by chronological order of the storyline, not by publication date.



L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Square Fish, 2007. Print.
9780312367541; Paperback; $7.00; 245 pages

Also available in hardback, audiobook, and ebook formats.