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A Wrinkle in Time
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Tasha
I'm no fan of aliens in a fantasy novel, though I do like to read about them in Science Fiction novels. You could argue that "A wrinkle in time" was partly a Science fiction novel but for me there were too many things missing for that. Science played such a very small part in this novel.
I must say that I can't really understand why it's so popular. I'm sure I wouldn't have liked it as a kid, because I'm still a huge fan of children's novels and I was in my twenties when I first read Harry Potte
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Laurie
Dec 22, 2011 rated it really liked it
My daughter actually picked this for us to read together. It has taken us close to a year to finish but is the first book that we have managed to finish before my daughter lost interest. I'm not sure if it was because SHE got to pick the book or because she had managed to find a book that she had read but I had not read yet.

Three children face evil alien/paranormal forces to rescue two of the children's father. There is a hint of the lesson for young people that it is okay to be different, eve
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John
Jan 03, 2012 rated it really liked it
This is a composite rating. I read the book to my sons (12 to), and they really seemed to enjoy it. I probably would have gone 3 stars myself, but then I'm not really the target audience. ...more
Shannon
Oct 08, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Vanessa
Oct 10, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Oct 11, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sharon L. Sherman
Oct 12, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Stephanie Motyka
Oct 20, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Berlyn
Oct 24, 2011 marked it as to-read
Pam
Oct 30, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Brooke
Nov 11, 2011 rated it really liked it
Tracy
Nov 19, 2011 rated it liked it
Adam Light
Nov 26, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: the-classics, kids
Missy
Nov 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Chantel
Dec 11, 2011 rated it liked it
C.S.
Dec 12, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: cd, have-already, library
Elizabeth Stultz
Dec 13, 2011 marked it as to-read
Miriam
Dec 22, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: sci-fi, teen-ya
Trish
Jan 02, 2012 rated it it was ok
G.
Jan 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
Calvin
Jan 24, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Martha
Feb 01, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Paula
Feb 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Feb 15, 2012 marked it as to-read
Stacy
Sep 22, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Dec 20, 2012 marked it as to-read
Heidi Krum
Nov 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Robin
Aug 12, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition