THis is a wonderful science fiction story, but it is also an intriguing story of a child prodigy. This Spanish version is very much like the original English version. Meg and her little brother Charles Wallace, along with a friend named Calvin and mysterious creatures named Mrs. Who, Mrs. What, and Mrs. Which, must save the galaxy from purely evil creatures called Echthroi, bent on destroying everything. In this story, Ms. L'Engle shows her superb talent for explaining science for those who don't understand. I highly recommend this book for any Spanish speakers age 8 and over.

It took me a while to discover that Ms. L'Engle has published two books of poetry. I loved her first as a child, when my mind was fascinated by supernatural wonders in time and space. Recently I discovered her adult novels, and finally this book of poetry.

This poetry covers a range of topics, and many of the poems cover Bible stories and Biblical themes. But it is not sing-songy, watered-down, cliche, or boring by any means. You'll see the world through the eyes of a parrot (and will be taught something of humanity in that poem) and through the eyes of the mother of Jesus. The poetic devices are used beautifully, especially internal rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration. There are some surprises here. A couple of the poems are very brief (only five short lines), and you'll be surprised how much a few words can say. I found myself laughing out loud several times. I kept going over to my husband and insisting that I must read him another poem.

This poetry has encouraged me to continue writing myself. I am hoping to learn through osmosis here, so I am reading these works over and over again. They teach so much about form, style, vocabulary, and wit. There are unsuspected twists and so many different subjects here. Find this book if you enjoy L'Engle or if you enjoy excellent poetry! Many of these poems will be like water for your soul, the cold refreshing water of depth, love, and laughter.

Have you ever wanted to go to Mars, another galaxy, or even another dimension? Then set your imagination free with A Wrinkle in Time. The protagonist, Meg Murry, and the antagonist, IT, know nothing of each other in the exposition, but they meet in the rising action. The conflict between them is that Meg is trying to find her father, but IT has him imprisoned. At one point while she is going to find him, something terrifying happens.
'The trees were lashed into a violent frenzy. Meg screamed and clutched at Calvin, and Mrs. Which's authoritative voice called out, "Qquiett chilldd."
Did a shadow fall across the moon, or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him, her fingers touched nothing.
She screamed out, "Charles!" and whether it was to help him or for him to help her, she did not know. The word was flung back down her throat and she choked on it.
She was completely alone.'
To find out what happens to Meg, you will have to read this book. First, you can get a brief preview of its exciting, unforgettable climax.
'With an immense effort she tried to breathe against the rhythm of IT. But IT's power was too strong. Each time she managed to take a breath out of rhythm an iron hand seemed to squeeze her heart and lungs.
Then she remembered that when they had been standing before the man with the red eyes, and the man with the red eyes had been intoning the multiplication table at them, Charles Wallace had fought against his power by shouting out nursery rhymes, and Calvin by the Gettysburg Address.
"Georgie, porgie, pudding and pie," she yelled. "Kissed the girls and made them cry."
That was no good. It was too easy for nursery rhymes to fall into the rhythm of IT.
She didn't know the Gettysburg Address. How did the Declaration of Independence begin? She had memorized it only that winter, not because she was required to at school, but simply because she liked it.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident!" she shouted, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
As she cried out the words she felt a mind moving in on her own, felt IT seizing, squeezing her brain. Then she realized that Charles Wallace was speaking, or being spoken through by IT.
"But that's exactly what we have on Camazotz. Complete equality. Everybody exactly alike."'
To find out what happens to Meg and her friends in the exciting resolution, I recommend that you read this imaginative novel, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle.

"A Swiftly Tilting Planet" is my favorite of the "Time Quartet" series. In it, the Murry family (Meg is now an adult, married to Calvin O'Keefe and expecting their first child) finds out through a call from the President of the United States to her scientist father that a rogue South American dictator Mad Dog Branzillo has gotten a nuclear bomb and is expected to use it in the next 24 hours. Meg's mother-in-law is over for Thanksgiving dinner and mutters something about "Chuck" knowing what to do. Meg's precocious younger brother Charles Wallace goes out to the star-watching rock, says the rune that Meg's mother-in-law told him and a unicorn appears to take him to to different "whens" in the hope that Charles Wallace can go "within" different people from the past and change small things for the good that will make
the nuclear war threat nonexistent in their current time.

Throughout the book, Charles Wallace passes back and forth in the same place, going within different men "then" who clearly have a connection with both the South American dictator and Mother O'Keefe.

The really compelling thing about this book is the connection that is revealed through the family names that keep appearing at different eras of the family. To me, that was really evocative as I have recently learned a lot more about my own names and their importance in my family. Also, I think the book is very cleverly written without being "cute" or gimmicky, the climax is exciting. For instance, the rune of Mrs. O'Keefe structures the entire novel, each chapter is named for a line and the chapter reflects the spirit of the line.

I've read it several times before, and I enjoy it every time.

I would say that Madeleine L'engle has [done herself proud] by writing A Swiftly Tilting Planet.I liked this book a lot because it has a great plot.Meg Murry is now married to Calvin (no surprise) and is pregnant.Mrs.O'Keefe(Calvin's mother) puts fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace to the test.She says Charles Wallace must stop Mad Dog Branzillo, dictator of South America Vespugia, who threatens to destroy the world with nuclear war!Riding on the back of the unicorn Gaudior, Charles will try to stop Branzillo by traveling back through time to see if he can alter the events of a "might have been" and then try to prevent nuclear war.Will young Charles be able to stop Branziilo? Find out in this exciting novel by Madeleine L'engle!

After reading A Wrinkle In Time and A Wind In the Door, (both of which are also fantastic) I had to read this one. I was blown away reading this! This IS a complicated book-many times while I was reading I turned back to some of the other parts to understand a bit better. But that was the delightful and interesting part about it! I loved the whole "mad dog" name thing and the way each of the people Charles visited were connected, and yet very different.

I disagree with people who talk about how it's bad that Meg is only a pregnant housewife and Calvin is a famous scientist. It says in the later books about Poly (Meg's oldest daughter) that Meg works with mathematics, numbers and all that.

I reccomend this to L'Engle or fantasy fans, especially those who've read the first Time Trilogy books. But if you can't handle complicated plots, numerous characters and different settings, wait a few more years to read this so that you can fully appreciate this book!

The science fiction time-travel adventure, A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'engle, is an excellent book and I would rate it as one of the best novels I've ever read. The story goes from sad, to happy, to scary, and into a world of suspense. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is a decent reader that loves stories of adventure. The words used in the book are not difficult. But, the story itself is. You have to read very carefully so that you will not get tangled up in a scrambled world of confusion. The characters in the story go through heartening lessons of triumph and courage. The main character of the story is Meg. She is a troubled girl who finds her true self, is more satisfied with her identity, and learns valuable lessons along her journey through the future. Meg's younger brother, Charles Wallace is different, with intelligence that someone his age would not have for another 20 years. Their companion, Calvin, on the journey is a stranger who was sent along to protect Meg from danger. Calvin and Meg start to fall in love with each other as the story progresses. The three children; Meg, Charles, and Calvin were brought through space, and into the future by three women who are much like guardian angels. They are destined to fight the evil forces and rescue their father who has been imprisoned by a horrible creature called IT in a world called Camazotz, where all people are controlled by IT. The most exciting part of the book, and probably my favorite part is when Meg, her father, and Calvin tesser, or travel through time, to escape the power of IT. IT has Charles Wallace trapped within its mind and almost got Meg trapped. "Meg felt that she was being torn apart by a whirlwind. She was lost in an agony of pain that finally dissolved into darkness of complete unconsciousness." I loved this part of the book because it gets you wondering what will happen to all of the characters next, especially Charles who was left behind. Also, when Meg wakes up from unconsciousness, she finds herself furious at her father for leaving her beloved brother, Charles Wallace, with the evil IT. It thought this book teaches that love is the key to life. As Meg says, "I love you Charles! I love you!" Love rescues you from evil and a life of hateful sadness. This book is supposed to be a story of traveling through time. But, I think it is just a simple, dramatic story of a love between a girl and her brother.

When I first began reading the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle, I thought that it was going to be boring because there were few surprises and little action. However, as I read further I relized that my first impression was wrong. As the main characters, Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin were searching for Charles and Meg's father, they experienced strange places and people. One strange place was called Camazotz, a planet where everyone and everything moved to the same rythm. Amazing as it may seem, this constant rythm was caused by a giant brain sitting on a platform. The children encountered strange people like Mrs. Who, Mrs. Watsit, Mrs. Which and the strange man with the red eyes. The women tried to assist the children in their search but the man with the red eyes took over Chalres' brain. As you can see Madeline L'Engle created this science fiction novel in a very interesting way. If you're looking for creative and descriptive writing read this book. Don't be surprised when Mrs. Watsit "tessers" from being a human to an "animal". After reading this book you will want to be tessered. Won't you?

"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeline L'Engle is one heck of a book. It is so engrossing in fact, that I read this book in one day. I highly recommend it.

"A Wrinkle in Time" is fiction with a brain. It tells the story of how the Murry family (from the perspective of Meg) attempts to rescue their father from a place consumed by darkness. A lot of thought has obviously gone into creating the wonderful (and horrible) worlds in the story.

The Murry's are a family of scientists. Both of Meg's parents are in fact world renowned scientists. Yet Meg seems to be the black sheep. Outside of math, she can do little but be awkward. "A Wrinkle in Time" is a story about how one's faults can become strengths. I like that.

Another thing I like about "A Wrinkle in Time" is its focus on reality versus perception. The characters of the story learn in multitudes of ways that the unseen is often the most real...while the visible are often just shadows.

The whole book sings with an inner strength about things we all must face in our everyday lives. While the situations are ones I doubt any of us may ever encounter, L'Engle's solutions are profoundly earthy and true.

In this life where Angels so often look like witches or demons, (and vice versa) where our vision is clouded by the present darkness our fallen humanity..."A Wrinkle in Time" reminds us that the light is always there to shatter the darkness; and it is never beyond our reach.

I recommend this book wholeheartedly to everyone.

"A Wind in the Door" is a remarkable story about three children as they embark on a fantastic adventure of life, love, and acceptance. Calvin O'Keefe and Meg Murry must work together to save Meg's little brother, Charles Wallace from death, while Meg embarks on a journey of her own to find her true self. I just recently became a fan of Madeline L'Engle and this is the second book of her's that I've had the oppurtunity to read. As an eigth grade student I find Ms. L'Engle's work truly wonderful and hope to read more of books in the future. " A Wind in the Door" is a truly remarkably book and I would recommend it to anyone who would wish to read it.

In the first of the "Kairos" books, "A Wrinkle in Time", Madeleine L'Engle took Meg Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, and Calvin O'Keefe on a quest through the macrocosm of time and space. In this second book, "A Wind in the Door", she adds an even deeper dimension to her fictional world--which she makes as real to us as our world, sometimes even more real--by sending them on a journey into the microcosm of the human body.

How is it possible for a human being to enter a human body, you may ask, as did the still-irritable, yet still-lovable, Meg Murry. In a special class that teaches universal truths, rather than the imports and exports of Nicaragua, Meg, Calvin, Mr. Jenkins, and the also-human readers will meet a cherubim who has memorized the names of the stars . . . speak to a farandola inside one of Charles Wallace's cells . . . watch the birth of a star "small" enough to hold in a human hand . . . and ultimately learn that size, number, order, and anything that can be measured does not matter.

What do matter are names, for "He knows them all by name" . . . even the little stars so far away from inhabited planets that only those who see without eyes know their names. The loss of a star is no more and no less tragic to the Universe than the death of a young boy. Everything we does matters. Everything we touch sends ripples into the cosmos--the cosmos within and the cosmos without. This time, the mission is to save Charles Wallace's life. Annihilators called the Echthroi want to X him, as they want to X everything else in the Universe. As the book's characters were bound to fight them in the story, we are bound to fight them in real life. This is adventure on a grand scale!

Though the literary critic in me sees a lot of less-than-perfect elements in this novel, I still gave "A Wind in the Door" five stars because what matters most about it is its message. L'Engle's plot twists and fictional inventions make even me raise my eyebrows a few times, but her passion never fails to captivate me. Without fail, it draws me into a world too real to be imaginary and gives me faith in my own world.

L'Engle blows me away. She nevers dumbs down her language or ideas for a younger audience. She treats readers with respect and intelligence, so much so that I, as an adult, find her books incredibly fascinating and thought-provoking.

"The Wind in the Door" is as good as its predecessor "A Wrinkle in Time." Although connected, this book can be read alone. The people and creatures are both loveable and loathsome. Meg's character is great, and her family is just quirky enough that we fall in love with them. This time, it's her brother Charles Wallace who is in grave danger. Only as Meg and others enter his body as miniscule entities can they fight the enemies that threaten to kill him. We discover that Echthroi are fallen angels/demons, intent on destroying the universe, and we also find a cherubim named Proginoskes who is there to help Meg and her friend Calvin in the spiritual battle.

Mixing elements of "The Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace" with elements of "This Present Darkness," L'Engle gives us a story that somehow has application in myriad ways. It's a story of spiritual deliverance, of math and time debates, of character maturity, even of a young girl learning to love her unloveable school principle. All this in 203 pages.

This is one of the best bargains going. No wonder these books are still around after thirty years; "The Time Quartet" stands the test of time.

Being a huge L'Engle fan, I was very excited to read her most recent book, but was disapointed by it's quality. The story was excellent -- a cross between mystery, romance, and adventure on the high seas. The writing itself, however, seemed to be lacking. Unlike her other novels, Troubling a Star seemed to be written in a much simpler style, yet with the same young adult content. The dialogue was trite and made the protagonist, Vicky, seem like a very foolish child. I would recomend it only to the most avid L'Engle fans. To everyone else -- try Ring of Endless Light or Moon By Night.

I've just finished reading this a second time, so that should be some evidence of how good this book is. Although, I think "Ring of Endless Light" was better, though not too much, and that's also saying something because I think AROEL is one of the best books I've ever read. Okay, okay, I'm biased because I'm a huge L'Engle fan.

But this is really a good book. It is a bit long, compared to other L'engle books and other YA books, but it's worth the length. I loved reading more about Vicky, and I really hope there'll be more books written about her. The other smaller characters are equally good, and I loved the new characters that were introduced almost as much as I loved seeing my old favorites again. Aunt Serena is awesome, and she seems to be exactly the kind of person who would be related to Adam. Ah yes, Adam. That's one wish I have; that we could've seen more of Adam. Maybe next book.

I loved the wonderful descriptions of Antarica, and even though I had no remote interest about the southern-most continent before, this book has sparked something.

One more thing I love about this book (or rather, all of L'Engle's work) is the way all her books are inter-connected in ways, sometimes such little things, but I noticed them at the second reading. For instance, the mention of "El Zarco" and the part Vespugia plays. (both from Swiftly Tilting Planet, which is, BTW, a great book) And, (this is a really minor thing) but I loved the mention that Esteban was descended from Welsh immigrants (remember all the welsh people in STP?) and that the Vespugian dictator is named Guedder. (remember gudder from STP?)

That wasn't even everything. But it just shows that this book is deep, much deeper than it first appears.

I'd always been a huge fan of the Wrinkle in Time series, but I was always bored with the books about the Austins until I read Troubling a Star. The Vespugia stuff always goes over my head, but besides that it's a fabulous book with great characters and tons of suspense. When I first read this book in seventh grade I became obsessed with going to Antarctica. This January, three years later, I actually went there, and it was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and I know I'm going to go back someday because it was so, so wonderful. One of the first things I did when I got hom was to search through my bookshelves and read Troubling a Star again- after all it had largely been what had inspired my trip in the first place, although I had only read it that one time three years ago. As I read it again (and all in one night) it was far more meaningful than before. I'll stop rambling now, but please please read this book because it's just awesome.

I love L'Engle's writing. Particularly "The Time Quartet." Each book, while exploring time and space and spiritual battles between good and evil, has also been creative throughout. Yes, "Many Waters" starts off with a fresh idea and setting. I loved getting to know Meg's brothers, the twins. I enjoyed the descriptions of the seraphim and nephilim, and the clear connections to angels and fallen angels. I also thought L'Engle handled the adolescent struggles of the boys in a mature way.

The problem for me was that the story became tedious. The conflict was minimal, compared to previous books, and the main thing I looked forward to was the coming of the many waters, the description of the great flood as told of in biblical accounts.

But it never came. L'Engle wimped out on her one trump card. She refused to play the card and truly open a past world to us. In this, I was sorely disappointed. She has the ability and the imagination to do amazing things. Yet, here she left me high and dry. I recommend the book as a part of the series, but alone it is far from my favorite.

Again, Madeleine L'Engle puts forth yet another triumph. Many Waters is a unique heart warming story that almost all can relate to and enjoy. However, this tale is no children's story. L'engle fills the adventure of Sandy and Dennys Murry with romance, rich vocabulary, Biblical stories and theories, and more adult criteria. Indeed, it would not be wise to read this book and not be accustomed to the story of Noah's Arc. For the correct audience this book is perfection! Many Waters takes its readers on aventures almost unthinkable by the average human mind. L'Engle, again, displays her brilliance and absolutely perfect imagination.

This is an amazing book. I loved it. I would recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy. It is a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time. This book is about Sandy and Dennys Murry. They "think" they are the ordinary people in the Murry family and compared to the rest of the family, they are. One day when they came home from school they went into their mother and father's lab to get the hot cocoa. Their father had a new experiment in the lab and they started to press buttons and make wishes. After they left the lab they saw the "Do Not Enter, Experiment in Progress" sign on the door, but they were too late. They are transported to a time and place that they do not know. If you read it you can find out where and when they were transported to. They meet some terrible and some lovely people. They have many new friends that they don't want to leave, but unfortunately have to. This book has everything a book should have. Fantasy, mystery, horror, suspense, romance, and history. This is a book for everyone.

Polly (Meg's daughter! ) is staying with her grandparents when she gets mysteriously sent back in time 3,000 years back. she meets druids, some peaceful and some who believe in human sacrifice. after a couple of times of this mysterious time travel, polly finds herself in a couple of sticky situations. i liked a wrinkle in time a bit more, and i look foward to reading the rest of the murry family boks.

My friend Kristen let me borrow her copy of an acceptable time because I'm a huge fan of Madeleine L'Engel and I missed this book some how.

The story starts off by us meeting Polly, the daughter of Meg and Clavin O'Keefe. If you remember from the previous books, Meg is the oldest of four children(Meg, the twins Dennys and Sandy, and Charles Wallace) and she has already been in four books(aka the time quartet). This story is about Polly, the first born from the O'Keefes. Polly discovers a time warp in which she travels back 3,000 years before when what we'd consider Indians lived. Also in the story is Zachary. If you've read other L'Engel books you'll remember him from A Ring of Endless Light. In this book, he's sort of Polly's boyfriend but he's got a really bad heart. Also in the story are Polly's grandparents, Dr. Louise, and Louise's brother who happens to be a Bishop. The Bishop, Polly, and Zachary all end up going back to the time when Annie and Karayls lived and what happens, well you'll have to find out for yourself.

I read the book "An Acceptable Time" and completely loved it! I was totally impressed on the indepth story of Polly and her adventure back 3,000 years ago. This is the first book I have read from Madeleine L'Engle and it certainly won't be the last!

I purchased this book at an airport, looking for a way to spend my time between Boston and Denver after the laptop battery fails. I live in Denver, and like most people here experienced the horrible event of Columbine High School personally. The events of that day will be a defining moment for many of our young people.

In this book, a mother writes honestly about her daughter, Cassie Bernall, who was a teen-ager killed at Columbine High School. It seems there is some controversy over whether or not Cassie was actually killed because she stated her belief in God, but it is indisputable that she had turned her life and heart to following Jesus Christ, after some years of dabbling in witchcraft. The book tells of a mother's concern, and the lengths she went to provide a stable environment for her daughter. Like most teen-agers (how did any of us make it through those years without scars?), Cassie was searching for a sense of belonging, and ended up with a crowd of equally dis-enfranchised youths searching for meaning in dead end self destructive lifestyles. Her parents went to considerable lengths to try to help her daughter through this period without causing too much damage to herself or family.

I was impressed with the honesty of this book, in terms of her parents. The mother speaks of how hard it was to know what to do, and the risks all parents must take in further alienating their children by setting strong boundaries.

The book is well written, and flows smoothly. With a little embarrassment I let tears run down my cheeks on the airplane while reading. The story is very powerful. Ignore the reviews posted here by bitter cynical people looking for conspiracy, and read this book. The book is honest, emotionally powerful, and touching.

Misty Bernall has my complete respect. The story she tells in She Said Yes will resonate with every parent. When the Bernalls realised their daughter was a sulking stranger, fascinated with murder, self-mutilation and witchcraft and that she was destroying herself with hate and despair, they took dramatic action. They cut all contact with her friends, enrolled Cassie in a private school, monitored her phone calls and regularly searched her backpack. More than that, they took steps that hurt themselves: Misty quit work to spend time with Cassie and they moved to a new house to keep her away from her 'friends'. If you think they over-reacted, consider how far two desperate youth, Eric and Dylan, took their murderous fantasies last April. But She Said Yes is more than a book on tough-love parenting. It describes how in a dramatic U-turn, Cassie found faith, meaning and purpose in life. Her 'yes' was far more than a heroic gesture. She Said Yes, details the changes that Cassie's conversion brought to her life. Though she still worried about her weight, finding a boyfriend and the usual daughter-mother tensions, the imprisoning hatred and despair had been replaced with a determination to be caring and genuine. The gunman must have seen this difference in Cassie before targeting her. It is up to us as readers to give Cassie's death significance. We need to reflect on her life and see how we contribute to the culture of death that breeds lonely, hurting children. In our pursuit of faster cars and better houses, comfort and success we have left a generation starved for love. The story of Cassie's life and death as told in She Said Yes is a gripping and compelling plea, straight from a grieving mother's heart, to love our children before it's too late - and to choose life over death.

She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall, written by Cassie's mother, Misty Bernell gives a eye opening account of the true of story of her daughters life, not just the "Yes" that spread through papers across the nation in a flash, there is more to the story. Cassie had a gloomy background containing satanic worship, drugs, alcohol, and obsessing with killing her parents. Later in her life she made a complete turnaround, renewing herself in Christ. It is at this stage in her life that she was murdered by the hand of one who, ironically, had a lot in common with Cassie's "old self." This book is Cassie's mother's account of her life, the good and the bad, the fear and the courage.
In the review of this book in Publishers Weekly on September 13, 1999, the reviewer shares many of my opinions of this book in that it is a powerful read. He explains how ironic it is that Cassie was murdered by someone who had many of the same feelings and thoughts that she had had earlier in her own life. He also addresses that thorough Family help, love, and example, any troubled teen can be helped. The reviewer then states that this is a book that reveals courage and honesty.
In the review from Publishers Weekly, the writer stresses and idea that is also heavily focused on in the book, the idea that any teen or any person, no matter how far from the word, can be brought back; whether it be through tough love, comfort and peace, or stricter rules and guidelines that are completely necessary for parents or guardians to succeed at the job which the Lord meant for them to have. I also agree with the reviewer's point that Cassie may not have been a Martyr, but she certainly died in the confidence of the Lord.
I would recommend this book to all teenagers, and to all parents of teens. This book caused me to reevaluate myself and the way that I look at life, and I believe it will do the same for any other reader. Through Misty Bernall's honest and heart felt writing about her daughters inspirational faith, I came to realize many things about my own personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and how I too, need to be ready to leave this earth at any moment. This book is a very interesting and heart-wrenching read.