- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: SOS Free Stock; Reissue edition (Nov 1991)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440401585
- ISBN-13: 978-0440401582
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,034,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Meg Murry O'Keefe and her family are just sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner when her father gets a phone call from the White House about a madman's threat of nuclear war. Only an old Irish rune seems to hold a clue to averting worldwide disaster, and and when Meg's brother Charles Wallace, now fifteen, recites it, a radiant white beast--the unicorn Gaudior--appears to join him on his quest. But there are only twenty-four hours in which to stop tragedy from occurring. Can Charles Wallace, with the help of Gaudior and Meg, possibly succeed?
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The big kitchen of the Murrys' house was bright and warm, curtains drawn against the dark outside, against the rain driving past the house from the northeast. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Original,
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This review is from: A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books) (Paperback)
There has certainly never been another book of this type. When the threat of a life-ending World War III arrives on Thanksgiving Day, Charles Wallace (with the help of his sister, Meg) and Gaudior, the unicorn, must save the world by traveling back in time. It may sound far-fetched, even corny, but the Madeline L'Engle presents it, it is nothing but wonderful. Though the world 'joy' appears a little too much, the story is a thrilling, interconnected fairy tale/science fiction story with a slightly religious aspect that takes you into the lives of an early American Indian, a sickly young writter, a teenage colonist and more, but never looses the main plot.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Very entertaining!,
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This review is from: A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books) (Paperback)
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a vey entertaining book. It takes you through many times and places in history. This book brings you into the story and keeps you guessing. It is very creative and well thought. I strongly recommend reading this if you're into fantasy and adventure.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A story of overwhelming power and beauty,
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This review is from: A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Yearling Books) (Paperback)
I first read the time Quartet in fifth grade, anf while I loved them all, A Swiftly Tilting Planet has drawn me back again and again. The entire book is a wonderful kalediscope of characters and plots. It shows the importance that a small amount of goodness can do, and that we should never dismiss people without looking deeper.
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