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      A Wrinkle in Time

      by Madeleine L'engle
      Published
      Jan 1962
      Main Genre
      Fantasy Fantasy
      Rating
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      240
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      The Time Quintet Book 1

      About This Book

      It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

      "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

      A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book.

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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy Science Fiction

      Themes

      Movie/TV Adaptations Time Travel

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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