(Reread)When I was in 7th grade, A Wrinkle in Time was our read aloud book. I remember my teachers reading this book and me becoming totally engrossed in the travels of Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace. The worlds were so fantastical, I would draw each of the planets that they visited and the characters the encounter along the way.
Nearly 20 years later, when my students ask me for a book recommendation, I always point them to this monumental piece. One time a student asked me to describe the book to her, and I found that I could barely recall the details of the plot, but vividly remembered my feelings towards the book. It was time to reread A Wrinkle in Time.
A Newbery Award winner, A Wrinkle in Time is the story of a girl, Meg - our heroine, her younger clairvoyant brother, Charles Wallace, and their friend/neighbor Calvin - who is slightly older than Meg. The three are sent on a mission to find Meg and Charles Wallace's father, a scientist, who is trapped on a planet that is occupied by an evil force (think Darth Vader, only more omnipotent). They are guided by three interplanetary spirits: Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. These spirits travel through time without disrupting time by tessering - a similar travel method to apparating in the Harry Potter series. If you think of time as a straight line, tessering "wrinkles" that line so that the two end points meet. So, one can travel millions of light years away in a blink of an eye.
Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace have to fight through the evil force on a Stepfordesque planet to find Meg's father. Using their natural talents of communication, clairvoyance, and love, the three help to free the scientist and bring him back to earth. A Wrinkle in Time is a fantastic voyage. Dive in and tesser well.
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