A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time. Madeleine L'Engle. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962.
$17.99
ISBN: 0374386137
(Image Credit: Cape May County Library, Cape May Court House, NJ)

Annotation:
Meg's father disappeared while working on a secret government mission. Along with her brother and friend, Meg travels throughout space and time in order to find her father, and maybe help save the universe.

Book Talk:
Meg Murry feels like she doesn't fit in at school or at home. Her parents are scientists, her brothers are smart, and she is barely passing her classes. Meg's youngest brother, Charles Wallace, has always had the ability to know what she and others are thinking. What she soon discovers is, not only does Charles Wallace have physic abilities, he has also made friends with witches. They know all about Meg and her family, and seem to also know something about her father's disappearance. When Meg, Charles Wallace, and a friend travel with the 3 mysterious women they move throughout time and the universe. Will they be able to find Mr. Murry? Or will they succumb to the darkness that threatens to overtake the universe?

Awards:
Newbury Award Winner--1963.
ALA notable Children's Book
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
Sequoyah Book Award

Upstate

Upstate
Buckhanon, Kalisha. New York: St. Martin Press, 2005.
$12.95
ISBN: 0312332688
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Annotation:
1990 and New York City. Natasha and Antonio are forced to communicate through letters when he is sent to prison for the murder of his father.

Book Talk:
What would you do if you could only speak to your first love through letters? This is the situation sixteen-year-old Natasha and her seventeen-year-old boyfriend, Antonio, are forced to face when he is sent to prison for the murder of his father. Antonio will not reveal to Natasha the exact events that occurred that night; he only asks for her to believe in him and stay by his side. Will Natasha and Antonio's love be able to survive his prison sentence, or will the harshness of reality drive them apart? When Antonio is sent upstate, Natasha is left to face life without him, except for the letters he writes. Their letters reveal how Antonio's life within the walls of a prison is contained to changing very little, while Natasha is forced to grow up in New York City.

Awards:
ALA Alex Awards Winner (Adult for Young Adults) 2006
Notable Books--YALSA Best Books for Young Adults--2006