L’Engle followed it up with three direct sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters. The book went on to win the Newbery Medal and, well, it’s been a classic for over fifty years. It’s a classic opening to a strange tale of space and time that stretched and still excites my imagination. Things turn very strange when their new neighbor shows up as well and, strangely, says “there is such a thing as a tesseract.” Meg’s mother nearly faints. Soon others who cannot sleep join in, including their mother, but not their father, who has been missing. Meg leaving her attic room to find her uncanny little brother Charles Wallace waiting for her in the kitchen, the warm milk he started for her just about the perfect temperature. The last time I read this book was around thirty years ago, yet I remember the opening chapter vividly. I settled in for some much needed reading relaxation and pulled out a book I haven’t read in decades: Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time.
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