false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900040m/77276.jpg 77276 30 The Murry and O’Keefe families enlist the help of the unicorn, Gaudior, to save the world from imminent nuclear war.<p> Fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace Murry, whom readers first met in <I>A Wrinkle in Time</I>, has a little task he must accomplish. In 24 hours, a mad dictator will destroy the universe by declaring nuclear war&mdash;unless Charles Wallace can go back in time to change one of the many Might-Have-Beens in history. In an intricately layered and suspenseful journey through time, this extraordinary young man psychically enters four different people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes "what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic significance and consequences of every living creature's actions. As he witnesses first-hand the transformation of civilization from peaceful to warring times, his very existence is threatened, but the alternative is far worse.<p> The Murry family, also appearing in <I>A Wind in the Door</I> and <I>Many Waters</I>, acts as a carrier of Madeleine L'Engle's unique message about human responsibility for the world. Themes of good versus evil, time and space travel, and the invincibility of the human spirit predominate. Even while she entertains, L'Engle kindles the intellect, inspiring young people to ask questions of the world, and learn by challenging. (Ages 9 and older)<I>&mdash;Emilie Coulter</I> 1196024 1978 A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time, Book 3) total:11552|5:4027|4:4654|3:2438|2:375|1:58| 11552 46873 13869 382 2 5 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 10:41:54 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 12:15:51 -0800 2007
The biggest problem is her somewhat silly reliance on hereditary family names from generation to generation--names that endure for...more...]]> 4 7 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 08:15:43 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 24 14:00:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 11:31:48 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 17:39:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 24 11:16:38 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 11:26:26 -0700 2008 I place all Heaven with its power,
And the sun with its brightness,
And the snow with its whiteness,
And the fire with all the strength it hath,
And the lightning with its rapid wrath,
And the winds with their swiftness along their path,
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet is terribly dated a...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Sun Feb 22 16:57:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 17:06:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 1957 Tue Jun 10 08:57:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 11:18:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Wed Mar 28 18:53:59 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 28 18:53:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:03:11 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:09:30 -0800 2009 several more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 25 19:14:43 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 17:24:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 15:50:32 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 15:58:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:23:11 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 16:57:47 -0800 2009 1
Yes, I got really really really really pissed off during the middle of the book, and had to take a couple days off. In Charles Wallace's adventur...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 19:22:11 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 08:10:30 -0800 2008
Also the poem, kinda is dull compared to the creativity present in other books. Especially since they hold such mystical magic.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:47:19 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 07:35:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:08:02 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 19:18:43 -0700 2009 a wrinkle in time as a child and loved it. For some reason, however, I never finished the series. I am feeling a need to return to simplicity of late and re-read my old favorite and the other books in the series I had never picked up.

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