Author Madeleine L'Engle died Thursday. She was 88.
A Wrinkle In Time was the first chapter book I ever read. I was eight years old and considered reading a "real" book quite an achievement. I noted to my mom there were only two small pictures (diagrams to help explain the theory behind time travel) and that was it! The rest was all words! I was pretty lucky to choose Wrinkle as my first foray into pure literature. As you probably already know, it's an excellent sci-fi/fantasy tale. I recently reread it when my daughter (8) recieved a copy for her birthday this year. I would dare say it remains timeless. I know people like to throw that word around about every fantasy tale from Beowulf to Harry Potter, but I think it applies here. The suburban household where Meg and her family live can still be any house today. The physics applied in the plot are still being examined today. Until we get those floating homes on The Jetsons or Uatu reveals himself to teach us how time and the universe really work, this series will endure.
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