A Wrinkle in Time

· A Wrinkle in Time Quintet Book 1 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Madeleine L'Engle, Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, and Charlotte Jones Voiklis
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Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture. This audiobook includes an introduction read by the film director Ava DuVernay, a foreword read by the author, and an afterword read by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis.

Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

In 1962, Madeleine L’Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children’s literature and is beloved around the world.

A Wrinkle in Time 
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.

© 2007 by Taeeun Yoo. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.


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4.6
254 reviews
Laurline Da Costa
February 27, 2018
I love the story. English is nor my first language so it's hard for me to understand everything. But it's an amazing book. I'm excited to see the movie
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ARR
January 30, 2018
Creative, Engaging, Colorful. This is one of my favorite childhood books. I love the elements of magical places, the right amount of scary, and magical creatures. What makes it even better are the messages of tolerance, overcoming obstacles, and friendship. I have recently rediscovered this book as an adult. Forcing myself to put down the phone before bed dosen't feel like a punishment with this book.
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A Google user
March 6, 2018
Best fictional book I have read and reread since the Abhorson trilogy, the china garden and the outsiders this will forever be a favorite of mine that I will read again and again n to my children when n if I have any.
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About the author

Madeleine L’Engle is a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, autobiography, and writings on scripture and the Christian life. Best known for the Newbery Award—winning A Wrinkle in Time and her classic work on faith and art, Walking on Water, L’Engle is the author of over fifty books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, medals, and honorary degrees, including the National Religious Book Award. She lives in Connecticut and New York City.

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