A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'engle

Title: A Wrinkle In Time

Author: Madeleine L'engle

Illustrated: Ellen Raskin

Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Alternate Worlds, Parallel Worlds, Juvenile

Award: John Newbery Medal

Ages: 9-11 Years old

Summary:

This story is about an eleven year old girl name Margaret Murry, who is teased by her school peers because of her looks and her family is different. Margaret hates school. One day, Margaret along with her brother, Charles Wallace and her friend decided to explore a haunted house. There they encountered with three witches, in which knew about Mr. Murray, who had been taken by the evil force. The children followed the witches, and they were transported into a different world called a "Wrinkle and Time." In order, to get to Mr. Murry, they have to defeat the evil one, called "It". The only way to defeat the evil one, though is through love. Margaret focuses her love for Charles Wallace, and she was able to restore his identity because "It" released Charles Wallace. Then Margaret reunited with her brother Calvin and her father once again.

Book Evaluation:

1) I would recommend this story because it has a lot of fantasy in it, and I figure some kids may like these types of genre. Some kids would enjoy the magic fairy tales in it.

2) I would recommend this book from the grade level fourth grade til sixth grade.

3) I would include this book in the unit of art. I would have them sequence out the story line through drawing or we could play it out, since some story lines may be confusing to follow.