Sunday, June 24, 2012

A Wrinkle In Time (50th Anniversary Edition)


L’Engle, Madeleine      A Wrinkle In Time (50th Anniversary Edition)  Macmillan/Square Fish     2012  236p  $9.99 978-0-374-38616-0   E      ms/hs   Fantasy    

The classic A Wrinkle in Time tells the timeless and exciting story of Meg Murry and her fantastical voyage through a Tesseract, to find her missing father. Accompanied by her brother and a few friends, she travels to Camazotz to face the evil Leader IT.

This timeless treasure from 1962 is still filled with adventure and suspense that continue to entertain and engage readers of all ages.  It is a story that includes aspects of friendship, physics, theology, and the eternal conflict between good and evil while delighting the reader with unearthly characters and fantastical lands.
The 50th Anniversary Edition has been redesigned and begins with "The L’Engle Cast of Characters" chart, which graphically shows the characters in all of Madeline L’Engle’s books, starting with the Murry-O’Keefe’s or the Austins.  This special edition also includes a lively introduction by Katherine Paterson and ends with an afterword written by Madeline L’Engle’s granddaughter, which also contains photographs.  Additionally, the book concludes with "Questions for the Author" and the author’s Newbery Medal of Honor acceptance speech.

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Virginia McGarvey       Time travel, Fantasy, Adventure

 

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