A Wrinkle in Time
Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Genre: Science Fiction
Awards: Newbery Award
Grade Level: 6-10
A Wrinkle in Time is about a teenage girl named Meg Murry. Meg's father mysteriously disappears while investigating something called a tesseract. Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe head out on a mission to rescue her father. The three of them are transported to several different planets during their search. Calvin and Meg rescue Meg's dad but her brother, Charles Wallace, gets left behind because he is under the influence of "IT". When the three of them are safe, Meg is given the responsibility to save her brother. In order for her to do this, Meg receives three gifts. She is given love, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29, and she is told that she has one thing that "IT" does not have. Meg saves her brother all four of them return back to earth safely.
This book could be incorporated into a lesson about themes and theme analysis. Teachers can also use this book in their classrooms as a book to have discussions or book clubs about.
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