A Wrinkle in Time: (Newbery Medal Winner) - Paperback

by Madeleine L'Engle (Author)

A Wrinkle in Time – Paperback by Madeleine L’Engle is a Newbery Medal-winning fantasy and science-fiction classic that takes readers on an extraordinary journey across space and time. It is the first book in the celebrated Time Quintet series.

Meg Murry’s father has mysteriously disappeared while working on a secret scientific project. When a strange visitor arrives at the Murry home, Meg, her gifted younger brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O’Keefe are drawn into a dangerous mission to find him.

Blending fantasy, science fiction, adventure, and meaningful themes of family and self-acceptance, A Wrinkle in Time remains a compelling choice for young readers, classrooms, families, and adults revisiting a beloved classic. The novel won the 1963 Newbery Medal and was originally published in 1962.

Book Highlights

• Written by Madeleine L’Engle
• Paperback edition
• Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal
• First book in the Time Quintet series
• Follows Meg Murry, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O’Keefe
• Features travel through space and time
• Includes the mysterious planet Camazotz
• Blends fantasy, science fiction, and adventure
• Explores courage, individuality, family, love, and self-acceptance
• Suitable for middle-grade and young-adult readers
• Adapted into a major Disney motion picture
• Strong choice for classrooms and family reading

Author Biography

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was born in New York City and attended Smith College. She wrote more than 60 books, the most famous of which is A Wrinkle In Time (1962), winner of the Newbery Award in 1963. L'Engle continued the story of the Murry family from A Wrinkle In Time with seven other novels (five of which are available as A Wrinkle In Time Quintent from Square Fish). She also wrote the famous series featuring the Austin family, beginning with the novel Meet The Austins (1960). L'Engle revisited the Austins four more times over the next three decades, concluding with Troubling a Star in 1994. The story of the Austins had some autobiographical elements, mirroring Madeleine's life and the life of her family. Madeleine L'Engle's last book, The Joys of Love, is a romantic, coming-of-age story she wrote back in the 1940s, and is being published by FSG.