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A Time Quartet Book 1: A Wrinkle In Time

AuthorMadeleine L'Engle

NarratorHope Davis

SeriesTime Quartet, Book 1

Duration6h 24m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Key StageKS2

PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing

VersionUnabridged

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This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy.Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle:Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

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