L’Engle, M. (1978). A Swiftly Tilting Planet. New York, NY: Square Fish/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Brief Annotation: On Thanksgiving in the Murry household, Meg’s father receives a phone call from the president informing him of impending nuclear war caused by the awful dictator “Mad Dog Branzillo”. Meg’s mother-in-law, Mrs. O’keefe, hears this and recites a rune which has the power to help fix change their situation. Charles Wallace, with the help of Meg and Gaudior, must travel in time and space to find out the meaning of the rune and the relationship between Mad Dog Branzillo and Mrs. O’Keefe; then use this information to change the past. Only if he accomplishes this daunting task can he save the world from nuclear war.
Genre: Mystery novel, science fiction novel, fiction
Grade Level: 4th grade and above
Readers who will like this: People who like to be challenged by mysteries while they read, enjoy science fiction, and enjoy novels by Madeleine L'Engle.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4; I loved this novel, not only because I happen to be a huge Madeleine L’Engle fan, but also because it required a lot of thinking on my part. There are many pieces of information given throughout the book that the reader has to attempt to piece together. It was definitely a fun read!
One question you would ask before a read aloud: If you were asked to go back in time and change something, what would you change?
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