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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Meg's father mysteriously disappears after experimenting with the fifth dimension of time travel. Determined to rescue him, Meg and her friends must outwit the forces of evil on a heart-stopping journey through space and time. A commemorative edition with an Introduction by the author. A Newbery Medal winner.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Madeleine L'Engle's</b><b> ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture.</b> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>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. <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>, winner of the Newbery 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. <p/><i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> is the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal. It is the first book in The Time Quintet, which consists of <i>A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters</i>, and <i>An Acceptable Time</i>. <p/><i>A Wrinkle in Time </i>is now a movie from Disney, directed by Ava DuVernay, starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling. <p/>This title has Common Core connections. <p/><b>Books by Madeleine L'Engle</b> <p/><b>A Wrinkle in Time Quintet</b><i><br>A Wrinkle in Time<br>A Wind in the Door<br>A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>Many Waters<br>An Acceptable Time</i> <p/><i>A Wrinkle in Time: The GraphicNovel</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; adapted & illustrated by HopeLarson: A graphic novel adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breakingscience fiction and fantasy classic. <p/><i>Intergalactic P.S. 3</i> by Madeleine L'Engle; illustrated by Hope Larson: Astandalone story set in the world of <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>! <p/><b>The Austin Family Chronicles</b><br><i>Meet the Austins </i>(Volume 1) <br><i>The Moon by Night</i> (Volume 2) <br><i>The Young Unicorns</i> (Volume 3)<br><i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> (Volume 4) A Newbery Honor book!<br><i>Troubling a Star</i> (Volume 5) <p/><b>The Polly O'Keefe books</b><br><i>The Arm of the Starfish<br>Dragons in the Waters<br>A House Like a Lotus</i> <p/><i>And Both Were Young <p/>Camilla <p/>The Joys of Love</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart. Meg Murry was my hero growing up. I wanted glasses and braces and my parents to stick me in an attic bedroom. And I so wanted to save Charles Wallace from IT." --<i>Meg Cabot</i> <p/>"A book that every young person should read, a book that provides a road map for seeking knowledge and compassion even at the worst of times, a book to make the world a better place." --<i>Cory Doctorow</i> <p/>"An exhilarating experience." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future." --<i>Children's Literature</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Madeleine L'Engle</b> (1918-2007) was the Newbery Medal-winning author of more than 60 books, including the much-loved <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i>. 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. L'Engle graduated cum laude from Smith College, then returned to New York to work in the theater. While touring with a play, she wrote her first book, <i>The Small Rain</i>, originally published in 1945. She met her future husband, Hugh Franklin, when they both appeared in <i>The Cherry Orchard</i>. <p/>Upon becoming Mrs. Franklin, L'Engle gave up the stage in favor of the typewriter. In the years her three children were growing up, she wrote four more novels. Hugh Franklin temporarily retired from the theater, and the family moved to western Connecticut and for ten years ran a general store. Her book <i>Meet the Austins</i>, an American Library Association Notable Children's Book of 1960, was based on this experience. <p/>Her science fantasy classic <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i> was awarded the 1963 Newbery Medal. Two companion novels, <i>A Wind in the Door</i> and <i>A Swiftly Tilting Planet</i> (a Newbery Honor book), complete what has come to be known as The Time Trilogy, a series that continues to grow in popularity with a new generation of readers. Her 1980 book <i>A Ring of Endless Light</i> won the Newbery Honor. L'Engle passed away in 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut.</p>

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