A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

It is a dark and stormy night. In the kitchen, Meg Murry and her little brother Charles Wallace have just fixed themselves a midnight snack when they hear a rapping on the door. "Wild nights are my glories," explains the unearthly stranger standing outside in the rain. "Just let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." A tesseract, in case you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been studying this fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously vanished. Now the stranger has come to take Meg, her brother, and her friend Calvin on a fantastic journey through space and time to rescue him. But will three children be strong enough to outwit the dark powers that hold Mr. Murry captive? A breathtaking fantasy adventure that has captivated decades of children and adults, this Newbery Award-winner will sweep you away to far-off planets and galaxies where the ultimate battle of good and evil rages.