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A Wrinkle in Time is a young adult science fantasy novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle.First published in 1962, the book won the Newbery Medal, the Sequoyah Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. The main characters – Meg Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, and Calvin O'Keefe – embark on a journey through space and time ...
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet #1), Madeleine L'Engle A Wrinkle in Time is a science fantasy novel written by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. It is the first book in L'Engle's Time Quintet series, which follows the Murry and O'Keefe families.
A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, an adolescent girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another planet. At the beginning of the book, Meg is a homely, awkward, but loving girl, troubled by personal ...
“This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” ―Children’s Literature “Published in 1962, it is—depending on how you look at it—science fiction, a warm tale of family life, a response to the Cold War, a book about a search for a father, a feminist tract, a religious fable, a coming-of-age novel, a work of Satanism, or a prescient meditation on the future of ...
May 1, 2007 · Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved A Wrinkle in Time.Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was always full of musicians and theater people.
Apr 1, 2010 · A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet. Read more. Previous page. Reading age. 8 - 11 years, from customers. Book 1 of 5. A Wrinkle in Time. Print length. 228 pages. Language. English. Grade level. 6 - 9. Lexile measure. 740L. Publisher. Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Publication date. April 1, 2010. Page Flip.
May 1, 2007 · A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L’Engle’s Time Quintet. Includes an appreciation by Anna Quindlen and a personal interview with Madeleine L’Engle. Imprint Publisher. Square Fish. ISBN. 9780312367541. Reading Guide. Organize a Book Club.
The ‘wrinkle in time’ alluded to in this book’s title is a tesseract, a fifth-dimensional folding of the fabric of space and time. It allows the heroes of Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, Meg Murry, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O’Keefe to travel between worlds to save the universe from The Black Thing, a powerful evil appearing as a vast dark cloud.
Apr 1, 2010 · About the author (2010) Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved A Wrinkle in Time. Born in 1918, L'Engle grew up in New York City, Switzerland, South Carolina and Massachusetts. Her father was a reporter and her mother had studied to be a pianist, and their house was ...
A Wrinkle in Time, novel for young adults by Madeleine L’Engle, published in 1962. It won a Newbery Medal in 1963. Combining theology, fantasy, and science, it is the story of travel through space and time to battle a cosmic evil. With their neighbour Calvin O’Keefe, young Meg Murry and her brother
