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Description
Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to... read more
Summary
Meg Murry is a teenage girl, regarded by her classmates and teachers as a bad-tempered adolescent. Her family recognizes her problem as a lack of emotional maturity but also regards her as being capable of great things. The family includes her pretty scientist mother, her mysteriously missing... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Cast of Characters/Important People
Memorable Quotes
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“The houses in the outskirts were all exactly alike, small square boxes painted gray”
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“The two boys seem to be nice, regular children, but that unattractive girl and the baby boy certainly aren't all there”
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“I must be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there IS such a thing as a tesseract!”
First Sentence
It was a dark and stormy night in a small village in the United States.
Table of Contents
1 Mrs Whatsit
2 Mrs Who
3 Mrs Which
4 The Black thing
5 The Tesseract
6 The Happy Medium
7 The Man with Red Eyes
8 The Transparent Column
9 IT
10 Absolute Zero
11 Aunt Beast
12 The Foolish and the Weak
Glossary
- Gamboled: --verb. To skip about, as in dancing or playing; to frolic.
Series
This is book 1 in the Time Quintet series.
Authors & Contributors
- Madeleine L'Engle (Author)
Awards
- Newbery Medal (1963, Winner)
- Sequoyah Book Award (1965, Winner)
- Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1965)
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