A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle, Ngadi Smart
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When Charles and Meg Murry go searching through a ‘wrinkle in time’ for their lost father, they find themselves on an evil planet where all life is enslaved by a huge pulsating brain known as ‘It’.
Meg, Charles and their friend Calvin embark on a cosmic journey helped by the funny and mysterious trio of guardian angels, Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which. Together they must find the weapon that will defeat It.
A groundbreaking and inspiring story of travel through time and space to battle a cosmic evil which has sold millions of copies and transformed children’s literature. Winner of the Newbery Medal.
Reviews
This book was quite hard for me to understand but, it had lots of good messages. After reading book I can understand 5 dementional world.
Sergeant Sketch Skateboard 26.08.2025
Star Reviewer
It was a very interesting,fascinating and obviously inputdownable book . I was mysterious what would next [lost into the book.] I give a recomendation to 7 -9 years old .
Princess Daisy Vampire 12.07.2025
Star Reviewer
I found it a bit confusing but once I got into it , it was really good and it was very scientific all together it was pretty good and I would definitely recommend it
Duchess Pixie Biscuits 07.08.2023
I really want to read the next one in this series! I love the way they added drama,time travel, excitement,danger, drama & a good story plot! They really made a Disney movie out of it??????????
Countess Majorca Bacon-slicer 27.07.2023
Star Reviewer
This book wasn't really that excited and once I finished it, I watched the movie (which wasn't that good either).
Viscountess Beany Frankfurter 22.07.2023
I liked this book but I would rather other books. I liked how it emphasised IT all the time and gave every character a simple name and not a super complicated name. I would recommend this book to 10-14 year olds.
Anonymous 18.08.2022
This was an amazing book, the vocabulary was quite complicated with words like "unadulterated", so I really enjoyed the challenge. It was a fiction book and my favourite part was when Meg and Calvin found their father. My favourite character was Meg because she is really brave. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who in interested in space and time travel.
Marshal Diamond Quest 09.08.2022
Would not recommend.
Anonymous 03.08.2022
The book made me feel sad at times because the Dark Thing nearly killed one of the characters.My favourite character is Aunt Beast.She was very caring.I would definitely recommend this book. Although it was sad it was a good book.
Marshal July Paddington 15.07.2021
I loved the part where they went through a black portal, I was SO STUNNED to see that Miss Who and Miss Whatsit were unicorns, I was literally gaping in awe in real life! I recommend it to people who enjoy the genre of adventures.
Madam Nectarine Possum 23.05.2021
I thought this book was amazing!, I rate it 5/5. It is even better than the film as it has more characters and more detail! My favourite person was Calvin because he always stuck up for Meg when he had only just met her! They had a great friendship. My favourite part was when Meg saved Charles Wallace from 'It'. I would most definately recommend!!
Anonymous 28.11.2020
Star Reviewer
great book to read the plot is a bit hard to get at first but it all plays out in the end
Anonymous 27.08.2020
Amazing. Time travel, magic, shape shifters and a lot more of the good stuff. If you know the qualities of a good book, times that by 100, add a bit more, and have the equivalent of this book. This book was incredibly thought out, the storyline was fantastic, and how the author worded it was just better. It’s just too bad the author can’t see the words of praise for this book.
Anonymous 25.08.2020
I think that A Wrinkle In Time is a good book, with an interesting story set in space and different dimensions.
Marshal Peaches Stegosaurus 25.08.2020
I liked Meg the best since she tried her hardest to save her little brother although she could have died. Reading this book was really fun and I would definitely recommend it to someone else.
Anonymous 19.08.2020
It was really descriptive and it was easy to picture what was going on! There were some sinister twists
Anonymous 14.08.2020
This book had a lot of weird words in it and endeavour which I liked
Anonymous 10.08.2020
I actually read An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle, which is in this series. It's about a girl called Polly who accidentally travels backwards in time. The ancient tribe of The People of the Wind were hospitable to Polly and helped her save her friend. This book is a mixture of adventure and science fiction and it has a few scientific facts woven into the story which I found intriguing.
Principal Candyfloss Stegosaurus 07.08.2020
It’s a book I’ve picked myself to buy in a bookshelf because I liked the information on the back and I was right. It’s really cool and I think it’s perfect for children my age (11)
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