By Madeleine L’Engle

It was a dark and stormy night. Aside from that, life wasn’t anything special , or at least until a mysterious stranger appeared on Meg’s doorstep and changed her life forever. Meg’s father is trapped somewhere far away in space, and he can’t return to them. This stranger offers a way for Meg, along with her brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O’Keefe, to save him. The three travel across space and time by way of a tesseract and must face the dark powers that threaten the universe.

Why should you read this book?

If you’re not a big science fiction fan, either because you haven’t found something that you’ve liked or you just haven’t read a ton in this genre, A Wrinkle in Time is a great place to start. It was one of the first sci-fi books I read and the first that really piqued my interest. It’s not just a book about science or technology or space, it’s a book about family, friendship, and unconditional love. It’s a book about children who just want to save their father and put their family back together. Even if science isn’t your thing, there is a great chance that you will still love this book.

Who should read this book?

The only content warning I have for this book is that it can be a little scary at times. Not really in a way that should lead to nightmares, but it can be very suspenseful at times, and that’s not for everything. Aside from that, it’s very tame. I would say that 5th graders and even adventurous 4th graders should read this book (to be completely honest, I might have been as young as 7 or 8 when I read this – but I still love the books!). As for the rest of the series, books 2 and 3 are along the same lines, but I would wait a little longer for books 4 and 5 as they deal with older characters and mature concepts.

Series Info:

This is a 5 book series contain the books A Wind at the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Though all of them are centered around the Murry family, they are all very different. I would describe them as having different focuses (from history/mythology to biblical stories) but all being told from the lens of science fiction. A Swiftly Tilting Planet was one of my favorite books when I was younger, and Many Waters remains one of my most reread books – it’s so good!

General Stats:

• Genre: Sci-fi
• Book 1 of 5
• Age: 5th grade and above
• My rating: ★★★★☆