{"product_id":"9780374386139","title":"A Wrinkle in Time","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Madeleine L'Engle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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. \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal. It is the first book in The Time Quintet, which consists of \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Acceptable Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time \u003c\/i\u003eis now a movie from Disney, directed by Ava DuVernay, starring Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/i\u003e is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by heart. Meg Murry was my hero growing up. I wanted glasses and braces and my parents to stick me in an attic bedroom. And I so wanted to save Charles Wallace from IT.” —\u003ci\u003eMeg Cabot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A book that every young person should read, a book that provides a road map for seeking knowledge and compassion even at the worst of times, a book to make the world a better place.” —\u003ci\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exhilarating experience.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This imaginative book will be read for a long time into the future.” —\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican Library Association Notable Children's Books, Long-listed Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, Winner Newbery Medal Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374386139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592863953102,"sku":"9780374386139","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_82f08a68-5ae0-4065-bb6d-05f6f7138876.jpg?v=1637776110","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374386139","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}