Wednesday, December 14, 2016

A Wrinkle in Time- Rodgers

How do you illustrate something that has never been perceived? Time travel, dimensions beyond, and Love are three intangibles presented in this graphic novel representation of a well known classic.



Leave it to author Hope Larson as she visually represents the story of Meg and Charles Wallace in A Wrinkle in Time.

Poor awkward Meg Wallace can't sleep on a "dark and stormy night," partially because of the weather, partially because her brother, Charles, seems to be able to read her mind, and partially because Mrs. Whatsit barges in rambling on about nonsense (that strangely Meg's mother seems distraught over). Confusion continues as the pair join up with Calvin and meet Mrs. Who, who, seems to have a plan for them to travel through space and time via tesseract, but even the genius young Charles doesn't understand the situation.

Although saving their father from this fifth dimension, but now unable to recieve support from Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, Meg has to find a way to save her brother from the confusion that is being overpowered by the IT! Can love truly conquer time and space?

Throw this book in the hands of any middle school aged child and watch them dissect the graphics as much as the text. Whether this book leaves you wanting more or simply leaves you confused, picking up the original text seems like the only logical next step.



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