Madeleine L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time: Literature Guide

Pros: Charming characters, exciting plot, and imaginative settings.

Cons: Slow start and references to God and Christianity may not appeal to some readers.

The Bottom Line: L'Engle manages to introduce scientific, linguistic, philosophical, and ethical concepts in a wonderfully simple manner in this thoroughly enjoyable tale.

Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle belongs to that fine breed of children's books that withstands the test of time. It is as fresh and meaningful now as it was at the time of its original publication almost 40 years ago. Happily, it is...

Pros: exciting and original

Cons: teensy bit scary

Review: It would do kids a great disservice to let them miss the opportunity to read the amazing book A Wrinkle in Time. I read it in middle school and couldn't put it down. It is about siblings and their "wrinkling" time in order to travel from on...

Pros: Great plot, great characters, great author.

Cons: None

Review: Madeline L'Engle sets us out on a journey with some very ordinary travelers in a very extraordinary situation-with one very special little boy in the center of it all. If you like sci-fi at all, this book is for you. The imagination of the author is...

Pros: Highly original; important message; well-paced; excellent characterizations; has stood the test of time

Cons: _________

The Bottom Line: "...Speaking of ways, pet, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

Review: I was eleven years old. It was a Saturday, I think, because my Dad was running errands and my Mom was making me go with him. I usually loved running errands with my Dad, but this particular day I found it difficult to go anywhere because I was...

Pros: characters, story line, everything

Cons: nothing

The Bottom Line: This is a great story about interesting children who go on an adventure through space to save their father and possibly so much more.

Review: There are a lot of reasons I decided to reread this book this last week. The recent death of the author, Madeleine L'Engle, being one, and the introduction of two...

Pros: appeals to multiple levels

Cons: apparently some folks are concerned religiously??

Review: In 1976 a dear friend told me I ought to read a book called A Wrinkle in Time.I did, and the funny thing is I really didn't think it was for children(only).I loved the adventure and the battle between the forces of good and evil and the time travel...

Pros: Nerds as heroes, exciting, L'Engle doesn't write down to children.

Cons: Perhaps the religious undertones.

The Bottom Line: A Wrinkle in Time is one of the most exciting and well-crafted books for young people still in print.

Review: I m on a bit of a kick. Recently I went to the library with my 3 year old boy and while there, I saw a boy about 10 years old. He was in the middle reader section holding a stack of books so high he was in real danger of dropping it. The expression...

Pros: appealing characters, well written, champions the importance of individuals and of content over appearance

Cons: can't think of any

The Bottom Line: Good vs. evil, appearance vs. content, individuality vs. conformity. Themes that live and breathe in this book. Come explore them.

Review: I rarely find myself stumbling for words, but today I am. Sitting here with a blank page in front of me, having just read A Wrinkle in Time for the umpteen millionth time, I am at a loss for words. Where to start? The thoughts swirl around my...