I'm a kid at heart and I've always loved this series.
Cherubim. Echthroi. Kything. Farandolae. Fewmets. Mitochondria. All the usual weirdness you'd find in one of L'Engle's novels.
Classic book not to be missed by children over 8 and adults who love children's books.
A fabulous book for a 3rd grader and above!
A delightful fantasy that incorporates science, imagination and life. I enjoyed this little read and look forward to reading the new books in the series. No wonder so many young people pick it up and read it. The fight for the life of Charles Wallace is fierce indeed as Mr. Jenkins, Calvin, Meg, Meg's parents, Dr. Louise and the magical being known as Proginoskes work desperately to achieve this end. Fun!
Madeleine L'Engle has been one of my favorite authors for a while now. This follow-up to "A Wrinkle in Time" is a must-read if you enjoyed the first book. Like its predecessor, it requires either an adult's scientific knowledge or a child's rich imagination to really get into it. This is another book that works on more than one level; if parents and children would read it together, I think they would both get something out of it. If you can wrap your head around the idea of an entire "world" contained in a single cell, you will find this book fascinating.
Very interesting. I can't wait to see what the 3rd book in the series is about.
I LOVE this book. This series is also for adults - I am an adult! I read all three books! I haven't read the last one, but I will!
This is probably the most bizarre children's book I've ever read. I don't even know how a child would understand what was going on. I have a college degree and didn't know what they were talking about (farandolae and mitochondria (things in the blood).
Supposed to be a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (which I enjoyed) but other than Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin being in the story, it didn't have a darn thing to do with the first book. This is the end of this series for me as it's way to far out there for my taste.
Supposed to be a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (which I enjoyed) but other than Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin being in the story, it didn't have a darn thing to do with the first book. This is the end of this series for me as it's way to far out there for my taste.
