Science Fiction (9 of 9) A Wrinkle in Time

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L'Engle, M. (1962). A wrinkle in time. New York, NY:  Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers.
ISBN-13:  9780440498056
Format:  Paperback
Cost:  $5.99

Annotation:  Meg Murry is a typical awkward teenager, and part of a very smart, strange family, including scientist parents, one of which is missing, a younger brother with strange abilities who only talks to his family, and twin brothers, Sandy & Denny. Meg, her gifted brother, and her friend Calvin are tessered through time and space by strange creatures, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, to save Meg's father who is being held by the evil IT on the planet Camazotz behind the darkness.

Awards:  1963 Newberry Medal
1965 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

Booktalk:  Meg Murry is an insecure awkward teenager whose brilliant scientist father has been missing for over a year. Discover whether Meg, her gifted brother, Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin will be able to find her father through A Wrinkle in Time.

What is a tesseract? On a dark and stormy night, Meg Murry, a gangly awkward teenager, discovers from Mrs. Whatsit, a strange celestial creature, that a tesseract helps one travel through time and space. Meg's father, a brilliant scientist, had been working on this secret scientific concept when he went missing over a year ago. Mrs. Whatsit and her two companions, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, enlist the help of Meg, her specially gifted younger brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin, to rescue Mr. Murry from the evil IT on the planet Camazotz behind the darkness. Many strange adventures occur as Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin learn about friendship, love, courage, and who they really are. Will these time and space travelers be able to rescue Meg's father through A Wrinkle in Time?

Available Formats:  Paperback, Kindle, Library Binding, Audible Audio Edition, Audio CD.

Teen Quote:  13-year-old Sydney P. likes to read science fiction and she is into reading Star Wars books right now. She tries to read every day and reading is one of her favorite pastimes. She really likes to read a good mystery or romantic fantasies. The only social media she uses is Google Plus. This is what she thought of the book, A Wrinkle In Time:

"A Wrinkle In Time was a very good read, it had the components of a mystery but the characters from a fantasy. It is a story of an ordinary girl whose father goes missing and she and her brother and a friend must go to save him from the Big Black Thing. In the end all is right and the story wraps up with a fatnastic close. This was an amazing read. I would recommend this to anyone who loves sci fi."

Multimedia:  In 2003, a movie based on the book, A Wrinkle In Time was made. You can watch a movie clip here:

If you would like to listen to the book, A Wrinkle in Time, you can start with chapter 1 here:

Extra! Extra!  Did you know Mrs. L'Engle wrote quite a few books, and A Wrinkle in Time is the first in a series? Check out all things Madeliene at her website here:  http://www.madeleinelengle.com/.

Here is a Facebook page for the book, A Wrinkle in Time:  https://www.facebook.com/wrinkleintime/.

Fantasy Fiction (1) The Giver

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Lowry, L. (1993). The giver. New York, NY:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
ISBN-13:  9780547995663
Format:  Hardcover
Cost:  $17.99

Annotation:  Jonas lives in what appears to be a perfect controlled world, but when he turns twelve and begins his new life assignment with the Giver, he realizes changes must be made. With the Giver's guidance, he learns that truly living involves good and evil, feelings, pain, pleasure, and emotion, and therein lies the power to make a difference.

Awards:  1994 Newberry Medal Award
1994 Regina Medal Award
1994 Boston Globe Horn Book Award
1996 William Allen White Award
1996 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award

Booktalk:  What's it like to live in a controlled world? In this first book of an award winning, dystopian series, 12-year-old Jonas is special and because of that, his life assignment is to be an apprentice to the Giver, the holder of all memories. When Jonas starts receiving memories, he experiences good and evil, pain, joy, sorrow, happiness...emotions. This changes everything. When Jonas is confronted with the fact that Gabriel, the baby his family has been taking care of will be scheduled for release (which means he will be killed), he realizes that he must be the one to do something. With the help of the Giver, will Jonas be able to save the baby and change the community he lives in?

Available Formats:  Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle, Audio CD, Audible Audio Edition, Video (of the movie).

Quote:  Taken from page 124:

"He found that he was often angry, now:  irrationally angry at his group mates, that they were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them.

Multimedia:  If you would like to listen to this story, you can find an audio version of The Giver, here:  https://www.edmodo.com/folder/2754603.

In 2014, a movie version based on the book, The Giver, came out in movie theaters. Check out the movie trailer:

Extra! Extra!  Did you know you can play a free trivia game online based on the book, The Giver? Check it out here:  http://www.quia.com/rr/38952.html.