A Wrinkle In Time: 50th Anniversary!

January 19, 2012 Pamela Books, Reading 0

I’m very proud to be a part of the A Wrinkle In Time: 50 Years, 50 Days, 50 Blogs Tour!

I first read A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle’s classic book, when I was eight or nine years old. I’ve always been a fan of fantasy and science fiction, thanks to my parents raising me on a steady diet of Star Wars and Star Trek, so it only made sense that I would dive head-first into speculative literature.

For me, A Wrinkle in Time isn’t just a fantastic story. It was probably one of the most influential books I’ve ever read. It taught me to love learning, to value independence, and to always, always think for myself. Maybe it even contributed to my being a stubborn kid, heh. But as I followed along with the adventures of Meg and Charles Wallace and Calvin, I felt swept away by my own ability to think and form opinions on my own instead of just blindly following what other people tell me I should think.

As an adult, the story still captivates me. If I ever have kids, I very much look forward to reading A Wrinkle in Time with them. I hope it opens their minds as much as it opened mine.

Leave a comment and tell me which book has influenced you the most! Was it A Wrinkle in Time or something else?

The 50th Anniversary Commemorative edition features:

Frontispiece photo*†

Photo scrapbook with approximately 10 photos*†

Manuscript pages*†

Letter from 1963 Caldecott winner, Ezra Jack Keats*†

New introduction by Katherine Paterson, US National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature †

New afterword by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Voiklis including six never-before-seen photos †

Murry-O’Keefe family tree with new artwork †

Madeleine L’Engle’s Newbery acceptance speech

* Unique to this edition † never previously published