just when you need them, and it isn't the end of the world (although in this case it was pretty close). For all that, this wasn't and isn't my favorite L'Engle story. I remember reading this book as a girl. I was 11. I had all those similarities with Meg. I liked it. It's fine. My favorites were A Ring of Endless Light and Camilla . Camilla is about a teenager and she lives in New York city and she's so cool and her parents are a complete mess, and she has no younger brother. I hate to say it but if you had given my younger self the option to hang with Meg or Camilla. I would have picked Camilla every time. As great as it is to find yourself, or someone very like yourself, in a book, and how cool the strange family down the street turns out to be; it doesn't make you give up the longing to be one of the cool kids, after all. (less) I really don't know how to review this book. I read it a while a go and it was and still is one of my dads favourites. Basic Thoughts: An intriguing story with a unique plot. This is my dad's favourites and I recently read it again, it's a really good read. I recommend it to anyone who knows how to read and even if you don't (have someone read it to you), this is one of those classics you