This special edition of "A Wrinkle in Time" includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy.Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract," which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

"From the Trade Paperback edition."