A movie tie-in edition to the upcoming major motion picture, now including an introduction by director Ava DuVernay. In 1962, Madeleine L’Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children’s literature and is beloved around the world. Now Disney … beloved around the world. Now Disney is taking it to the silver screen! With an all-star cast that includes Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, and newcomer Storm Reid, the major motion picture bring the world of Wrinkle to life for a new generation of fans.
This movie tie-in edition of the timeless novel features the complete, unabridged original text; an introduction by the film’s director, Ava DuVernay (Selma); and eight pages of photos from the movie. This title has Common Core connections.
Praise for A Wrinkle in Time:
“One of America’s most beloved stories.” –Andrew Liptak in Kirkus
“A coming of age fantasy story that sympathizes with typical teen girl awkwardness and insecurity, highlighting courage, resourcefulness and the importance of family ties as key to overcoming them.” –Carol Platt Liebau, author, in the New York Post
“An exhilarating experience.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” —Children’s Literature
“A Wrinkle in Time 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.” –Meg Cabot
“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.” –Cory Doctorow
“[L’Engle’s] work is one of the things that made me a writer, a science fiction and fantasy fan, an avid reader. Hers were the first books I read that mixed math and magic, the quest and the quantum.” –Scott Westerfeld
“A Wrinkle in Time taught me that you can tackle even the deepest and most slippery concepts of physics and philosophy in fiction for young readers. It’s a great lesson for all writers, and a tough tesseract to follow.” –David Lubar
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I will admit that before now I have never read A Wrinkle in Time. Maybe I led a horrible and abusive childhood (I didn’t), or maybe I was just into other authors and stories (I was). So I finally did get around to “reading” the book, picking up the audiobook edition through my local library.
A Wrinkle in Time was written in 1962, though it is not set in any particular time. The story follows Meg Murray, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin as they are quite literally whisked (well, the technical term is tessered) away on an adventure that takes them to strange worlds across the universe. But this adventure is not just about fun and games. Meg and the others have been selected for a task by three strange women – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which – who are very, very old (Mrs. Whatsit is over 2 billion years old), and have the ability to travel across space as easily as if walking across the room. These three women need Meg, her brother, and Calvin to save Meg’s father – who has been missing from a secret government program for months – from an evil force simply called The Black Thing.
This is a very enjoyable story and I loved the interaction of the characters, especially the three Mrs. Meg and the other children are relatively simple characters, with Meg being the most developed. She is a typical teenager, with many of the faults that a teenager has – stubbornness, anger, problems with authority. Through the story we see Meg interact and grow as she struggles to accept the strange and amazing things that she experiences.
For me though, one of the best parts of the book was the “evil” that Mrs. L’Engle creates. The Black Thing is embodied by a creature simply known as “It” who threatens Meg, her brother, and Calvin. It is not a villain that uses violence to get what It wants, but is more sinister because It uses though and reason to try and corrupt Meg and the others.
If you have never read A Wrinkle in Time I recommend it. It is a classic of science fiction and should be something all fans of the genre read at least once. I also recommend it as a great book for children and teens to read as well as many of the themes of the book touch on the problems faced by many kids.
Wow, I really did not enjoy this book; I only finished it because I was determined to as it is so popular. I didn’t enjoy any of the characters, especially Meg. The story didn’t make much sense; it was both fantastical to the extreme in some ways and lacking imagination in others. Not sure why this book is so famous…
Just finished page 51. If you never read A Wrinkle in Time by the age 15, and if you read it way later during your busy days, you already know what my current feelings are. I’m loving the catchphrase: “Use a happy medium” I’m also loving this almost-how-Narnia-started feeling with a contemporary frosting and sci-fi sprinkling.
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A book read in childhood which impacted my worldview tremendously. I was born in the 50s.
Began reading Madeleine L’Engle in my 20s and never stopped! Her books, even her so-called “children’s/young adult” books are for ALL ages!
It was amazing
4 ½ Stars
A Wrinkle In Time is the first book in the Time Quintet Series by Madeleine L’Engle. I wanted to read this book before I watched the movie. I have a vague recollection of having read it as a teenager- but diving in again was like experiencing it all for the very first time.
I really enjoyed this YA fantasy and devoured it in one easy sitting. It is hard to believe that the story was first released in 1962, because there are so many ‘modern’ elements to the story. The science in the story is cutting edge, even by today’s standards. The book has sci-fi elements, action, adventure, good vs evil, mystery, suspense, drama, family, friendship, hope, believing in the impossible, believing in yourself, self-discovery, spirituality, powerful (supernatural) beings, overcoming darkness, and the true power of love.
Meg Murry is a 13-year-old middle-school student who is still coming to terms with her father’s mysterious disappearance. She has been struggling with anger issues, loneliness, the awkward teenage years, her home life, and self-esteem. She and her younger brother Charles-Wallace have a close-knit relationship, and he is the more carefree, hopeful and optimistic one. She can’t seem to see any ‘light’ in her life- whereas Charles sees all the wonders of the world.
Their adventure begins when Charles Wallace invites a quirky stranger into the family home- Mrs. Whatsit, who goes on to claim that the Tesseract, the very thing their father had been working on when he disappeared, is in actual fact, real! This leaves the family pondering the possibility of this theory and the type of space-travel he was trying to prove. And so their adventure begins- with the help of some new, powerful supernatural friends, and one of Meg’s classmates, Calvin- they set off on a journey that will test them and their beliefs. They will need to all work together and keep their wits about them if they are to find their father and ‘save’ the universe.
This was such a fun story to reads- I can’t wait tot see the movie now- to see if it can live up to the book! I will definitely be reading the other four books in the series, too….
*A Wind in the Door (Book #2)
*A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Book #3)
*Many Waters (Book #4)
*An Acceptable Time (Book #5)
I definitely recommend this book to any YA fantasy lovers! There is so much to love about this book, you are sure to enjoy it as much as I did!
Wonderful!
I think that this book is really good and excellent because I did a book report on it, last year in fourth grade and it helped me get into fifth grade now .
It was really inspirational that you should always stick to what your mind tells you and not belive every body else meg in school.My Life As Eva
I am an adult who LOVED this book! So much so that I bought the entire series to follow up with the story. I also shared the reading the book with my two sons who loved it as much as I did. I highly recommend it as a great story to enjoy regardless of your age.
tots amazing
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I recommend this for any age.