Series: Book 3 in the The Time Quintet series
Rating: ****
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace Murry, whom readers first
met in __, has a little task he must accomplish. In 24 hours, a
mad dictator will destroy the universe by declaring nuclear
war--unless Charles Wallace can go back in time to change one
of the many Might-Have-Beens in history. In an intricately
layered and suspenseful journey through time, this
extraordinary young man psychically enters four different
people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes
"what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic
significance and consequences of every living creature's
actions. As he witnesses first-hand the transformation of
civilization from peaceful to warring times, his very existence
is threatened, but the alternative is far worse. The Murry family, also appearing in
and , acts as a carrier of Madeleine L'Engle's
unique message about human responsibility for the world. Themes
of good versus evil, time and space travel, and the
invincibility of the human spirit predominate. Even while she
entertains, L'Engle kindles the intellect, inspiring young
people to ask questions of the world, and learn by challenging.
(Ages 9 and older)
--Emilie Coulter
"Charles Wallace (_A Wrinkle in Time_), now 15, Meg, and the
Murrys reappear in an intricately woven fantasy in which the
boy time-spins through a tangle of history to find and mend the
broken link that threatens to disturb the harmony of today."
--Starred,
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