num_pages: 250
description: Now, 40 years after A Wrinkle in Time was first published to become one of the landmark books in childrens' literature, Square Fish is proud to present this Newbery Medal winner, completely redesigned and with bonus material, including an appreciation by Anna Quindlen, a new interview with Madeleine L'Engle, and the author's Newbery Medal acceptance speech.Everyone in town thinks Meg is volatile and dull-witted and that her younger brother Charles Wallace is dumb. People are also saying that their father has run off and left their brilliant scientist mother. Spurred on by these rumors, Meg and Charles Wallace, along with their new friend Calvin, embark on a perilous quest through space to find their father. In doing so they must travel behind the shadow of an evil power that is darkening the cosmos, one planet at a time.Young people who have trouble finding their place in the world will connect with the "misfit" characters in this provocative story. This is no superhero tale, nor is it science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep into their characters to find answers.A classic since 1962, 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 power of good over evil.  (Ages 9 to 12)
  
 One stormy night a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and fantastic journey—a journey that will threaten their lives and our universe.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 have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time.Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?
language: English
title: A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings
titlecomplete: A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet #1)
characters: Calvin O'Keefe, Mrs. Who, Dennys Murry, Mrs. Which, Sandy Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, Meg Murry, Dr. Kate Murry, Mrs. Whatsit
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Classics, Time Travel, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 1172883
places: Connecticut
series: Time Quintet, Kairos
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Emc Pub