A Wrinkle in Time introduces teen misfit Meg Murry, her brilliant scientist parents, athletic twin brothers Sandy and Dennys, her shy but genius-level younger brother Charles Wallace, and her school friend Calvin O'Keefe. As they travel to alien worlds to battle the forces of darkness, they learn there is no more powerful weapon than love.

In A Wind in the Door, the darkness comes to Earth and the Murrys with the help of stalwart Calvin O'Keefe, must drive it off once again.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet takes place several years later as a now married Meg returns home when her family and younger brother Charles Wallace are once again in need of her help. But this time it's history AND the future that could be changed if they lose.

Many Waters is an earlier adventure featuring the twins, Sandy and Dennys, traveling back in time to the days of the biblical flood. Even if they can survive, will they ever return home?

An Acceptable Time showcases the inherited time-travelling talents of Meg's daughter Polly.


Personal:

Like many youngsters, the WriterGroupie first encountered A Wrinkle in Time at school and immediately fell in love with the story and characters. While A Wrinkle in Time inspired her, and A Wind in the Door scared her, A Swiftly Tilting Planet is by far her favorite in the series and is the one she has reread most often. The WriterGroupie only discovered the last two books (Many Waters and An Acceptable Time) in the past few years, and while she doesn't think they're as strong as the first three books in the series, she still thinks they're worth reading for completist sake.

And while she has always related to slightly-different Meg Murry, Calvin O'Keefe remains one of her all time favorite literary characters - a wonderful example of how a boy without any super powers can still be a hero.