“Itwasadarkandstormynight;MegMurry,hersmallbrotherCharlesWallace,andhermotherhadcomedowntothekitchenforamidnightsnackwhentheywereupsetbythearrivalofamostdisturbingstranger.
“Wildnightsaremyglory,““theunearthlystrangertoldthem.““Ijustgotcaughtinadowndraftandblownoffcourse.Letmesitdownforamoment,andthenI’llbeonmyway.Speakingofways,bytheway,thereissuchathingasatesseract.““
Atesseract(incasethereaderdoesn’tknow)isawrinkleintime.TotellmorewouldrobthereaderoftheenjoymentofMissL’Engle’sunusualbook.AWrinkleinTime,winneroftheNewberyMedalin1963,isthestoryoftheadventuresinspaceandtimeofMeg,CharlesWallace,andCalvinO’Keefe(athlete,student,andoneofthemostpopularboysinhighschool).TheyareinsearchofMeg’sfather,ascientistwhodisappearedwhileengagedinsecretworkforthegovernmentonthetesseractproblem.
AWrinkleinTimeisthewinnerofthe1963NewberyMedal.ItisthefirstbookinTheTimeQuintet,whichconsistsofAWrinkleinTime,AWindintheDoor,ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet,ManyWaters,andAnAcceptableTime.
