— Newbery Medal (1963)
When Meg Murry’s father mysteriously disappears, she embarks on an interdimensional journey with her brother Charles Wallace and friend Calvin. Guided by three celestial beings, they travel through space and time to battle a dark cosmic force threatening the universe. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time masterfully blends science fiction and spirituality, exploring love, courage, and the triumph of light over darkness.
Date: 1962 (United States)
Length: ~288 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~14.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Science Fiction, Children
"For those who came of age anytime during the past half-century, the most startling transformation occurred [upon reading this book]... It was under L'Engle's influence that we willed ourselves to be like Meg Murry" — Pamela Paul, New York Times critic and editor
"The engine that drives it is Meg's inner life, and it's astonishing, because here is a girl who at that moment is stronger than her father. For some of us, it planted the seeds of the women's movement" — Elizabeth Hand, award-winning fantasy and science fiction author
"It doesn't shy away from saying that evil exists and that it's not just somewhere else. At the same time, it also gives readers hope and shows that all of us have the capacity and responsibility to shine a light in the darkness" — Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy, Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters
"My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time', which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the idea that you didn’t have to choose one or the other" — Mae Whitman, American actress
"A Wrinkle in Time is one of those books that lives with you forever... It gave me permission to embrace my imagination" — James Altucher, American entrepreneur, author, and podcaster
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