I have just read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle and I think it is a fabulous book. Madeleine L’Engle was born in 1918 and died in 2007. She was an American author known for her children’s books. Madeleine L’Engle wrote lot of different books such as Time Fantasy, A Wind In The Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and many others. I think A Wrinkle In Time is an amazing book, but there is a lot of suspense in it.
This book is set in a suburban family house, and the surrounding town, as well as on planets in our universe. The Murry family includes Sandy and Dennys, the twins, Meg, Charles, Mrs. Murry, and Mr. Murry. Mr. Murry is in a cosmically-situated jail called IT and Meg, Charles, and Meg’s friend, Calvin are trying to save him. They travel to different planets to save him.
One of the three parts I thought were scariest, occurred in Chapter 11, Aunt Beast. I thought Aunt Beast was going to do something bad to Meg, Charles, and Calvin. I thought this because in the book, the beast told her, “Stop fighting … you’re making it worse – Relax.”
“That’s what IT said,” Meg cried. “Father, Calvin, Help!” When I finished the chapter, I was surprised because Meg and Aunt Beast actually became friends.
The second time was when Meg noticed that Charles disappeared! I was at the edge of my seat. I wasn’t willing to read the book for a week! I knew this because in the book it said “That isn’t Charles: Charles disappeared!” Meg cried.
The third time was when Mr. Murry got sent to IT. I was at the edge of my seat. I thought IT was like a regular jail, so, I thought Mr. Murry was a horrible person because horrible people go to jail. I also started wondering how Meg and Calvin will save Mr. Murry if they didn’t have to key to unlock the door. At that time I thought IT was a regular jail but, once I realized IT was a cosmically–situated jail, I knew how Meg and Calvin could save him. I thought this, because in the book, it said, “The man in the column did not move to look at her.” I thought there was a transparent glass so the man couldn’t hear her.
I was scared most of the time when I was reading it, but overall, I was glad to finish it. A Wrinkle In Time’s 50th anniversary was January 7th 2012! Happy anniversary!