A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle

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• Newberry Medal Award Winner
• Children's fantasy literature

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Book Review: A Wrinkle In Time
Summary: 5 Stars

"A Wrinkle in Time" is about three children: Margaret Murry (Meg), Charles Wallace Murry, and Calvin O'Keefe who try to find Meg and Charles Wallace's father, Mr. Murry. The three of them were chosen by Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who to find Mr. Murry a physicist who mysteriously stopped sending letters while away on a secret work project. They were chosen because of their special gifts. Meg's gift is her faults, Charles Wallace's gift is the resilience of childhood and Calvin's gift is the ability to communicate with all kinds of people. Mr. Murry vanished to a planet called Camazotz. The three women, Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who are actually stars that help the children travel to the planet to save Mr. Murry.

When the children traveled to Camazotz they had to go by Mars. Camazotz is surrounded by a shadow that they had to pass through that makes you cold and freeze. Mrs. Who gave them glasses that made it possible to go though doors. The controller of Camazotz was named "IT". Everyone at Camazotz did everything the same way. IT was a BIG brain in a special room that controlled every body and brain. Charles Wallace was controlled by IT and Charles Wallace did everything that IT wanted him to do. Mr. Murry was found by Meg and Calvin. Megs puts the glasses from Mrs. Who and went through the door to her dad. Charles Wallace tried to stop her from getting in but he couldn't. Calvin tried to communicate with Charles Wallace, but couldn't. After the children got their father, Charles Wallace made them go to IT. IT tried to take over Meg and she began to get sick and couldn't move a muscle. Mr. Murry and Calvin thought that she was dead, Meg could hear everything they said and tried to talk, but couldn't.

Mr. Murry and Calvin took Meg without Charles to a strange planet called, Ixchel. Meg was still sick and couldn't move, and strange creatures approach them. They looked like humans except that they had no eyes. The creatures healed Meg and make her feel better. Everyone ate and slept. They discussed how to get Charles Wallace back to normal and to bring home. Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who reappeared in Ixchel and told them only Meg should return to Charles Wallace from Camazotz because she is the only one who can. She was sent alone, but guided by Mrs. Who. Mrs. Who told Meg that she had something that could defeat IT and Meg had to figure it out.

Meg went to IT and saw Charles Wallace opened jaw parsing IT. Meg thought what she had and it was LOVE. She went up to Charles Wallace and said "I LOVE YOU" millions of times. She guessed right. Charles Wallace was freed and they hugged and were filled with joy. Suddenly, they were transported back home and both Mr. Murry and Calvin were there. Mrs. Murry and Mr. Murry were back together. All spread love and joy around. Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who also came and said good-bye and vanished with the wind.

"A Wrinkle in Time" is somewhat like "My Secret War" because they are both about adventure children who solve problems. However "My Secret War" was more realistic because it took place during World War II and the bad guys are spies didn't seem to be made up figures. They rode on bikes, not floating in the air. They stopped a spy not a strange creature named "IT". "My Secret War" was about a girl named Madeline Beck. She was the main character like in "A Wrinkle in Time", Margate Murry. They both had someone to worry about! Madeline Beck worried a lot about her father who was a soldier and she helped him by recycling cans, doing a vegetable garden, and giving clothes to the soldiers. Margate Murry helped to get her father back to from Camazotz going there and searching for him with Charles Wallace Murry and Calvin O'Keefe. Both helped others, even when they were afraid.

"A Wrinkle in Time" was enjoyable because it had very adventuresome characters. For example, Meg tried to find her father and face dangers bravely. Another example, Meg and Mr. Murry, and Calvin had to go up to "IT" and try to get Charles Wallace. When "IT" started to control Megan, she tried to stop "IT" but couldn't Also, the children had to use their common sense and think about how to save their families and help one another. When Meg and Calvin were trying to get her father out of the prison controlled by "IT", Meg remembered that Mrs. Who gave them glasses that you could use to go through a wall. I loved this novel because even thought it was not real "A Wrinkle in Time" it made me feel like I was there. The children seemed like real children with good and bad points.

I would recommend this book to others because I think that everyone needs to read about an adventuresome family. When their father disappeared it made the readers feel how it would be to lose their father or any part of your family. In a way it made me feel good that my dad and mom are lawyers, not Scientists, because I don't want them to vanish like Mr. Murry did.

Summary of A Wrinkle in Time

A well-loved classic and 1963 Newbery Medal winner, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering, yet ultimately freeing, discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the triumph of good over evil. The companion books in the Time quartet, continuing the adventures of the Murry family, are A Wind in the Door; A Swiftly Tilting Planet, which won the American Book Award; and Many Waters. Every young reader should experience L'Engle's captivating, occasionally life-changing contributions to children's literature. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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