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A Wrinkle in Time

novel by Lā€™Engle
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A Wrinkle in Time, novel for young adults by Madeleine Lā€™Engle, published in 1962. It won a Newbery Medal in 1963. Combining theology, fantasy, and science, it is the story of travel through space and time to battle a cosmic evil. With their neighbour Calvin Oā€™Keefe, young Meg Murry and her brother Charles Wallace embark on a cosmic journey to find their lost father, a scientist studying time travel. Assisted by three eccentric womenā€”Mrs. Whatsit,...

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