A Wrinkle in Time *Signed bookplate laid in
L'Engle, Madeleine
From Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since April 2, 1997
From Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since April 2, 1997
About this Item
Tight, bright, crisp copy in original Ellen Raskin jacket with bookplate signed by Madeleine L'Engle laid in. Blue cloth boards with yellow lettering on spine. Boards tight and square. Book has crisp pages, perfectly clean. On the free front endpaper, there is an attractive vintage bookplate with the previous owner's name written neatly in the small box provided. No other writing, marks, etc. --very nice. The dust jacket has a little wear to caps and corners and some light soil and small stain to back panel. Price is intact on flap. Please see photos. Seller Inventory # 98031101
Bibliographic Details
Title: A Wrinkle in Time *Signed bookplate laid in
Publisher: Ariel / Farrar Straus and Giroux, New York NY
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Ellen Raskin (jacket)
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed bookplate Included
Edition: 1978 Reprint
About this title
Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, soon to be a major motion picture.
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.
A Wrinkle in Time is the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal. It is the first book in The Time Quintet, which consists of A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.
A Wrinkle in Time is soon to be a movie from Disney, directed by Ava DuVernay, starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling.
This title has Common Core connections.
Young people who have trouble finding their place in the world will connect with the "misfit" characters in this provocative story. This is no superhero tale, nor is it science fiction, although it shares elements of both. The travelers must rely on their individual and collective strengths, delving deep into their characters to find answers.
A classic since 1962, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's shattering yet ultimately freeing discovery that her father is not omnipotent provides a satisfying coming-of-age element. Readers will feel a sense of power as they travel with these three children, challenging concepts of time, space, and the power of good over evil. (Ages 9 to 12)
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