Has anyone read A Wrinkle in Time? Would kids 10-12 years old age love it?
I’m considering reading A Wrinkle in Time to my 12 and 10 year olds in anticipation of the new movie coming out this spring. Has anyone read this? Would kids this age love it? I don’t want to struggle through it. I can read it on my own, but if my kids would love it, I’d be happy to read it to them!
my 8 and 10 year olds love it. I think they’ve both read it at least 3 times apiece
Oh thank you! I had a friend tell me it was super hard to follow and her kids got bored and confused…glad to know that wasn’t your experience!
gosh no! They get something new out of it every time they read it. THere is a graphic novel version too if you’re worried. I tihnk Miss 8 started on that when she was 6 or so.
Yes and yes and yes.
YES! DEFINITELY READ it to them! And DEFINITELY before the movie. I expect there will be some of its essence lost in the movie.
YES! I first read it in the 5th grade and it’s still one of my favs. Used it as a classroom novel when I taught 6th grade. It was rough for my lower readers but they liked it anyway. Met Madeleine L’Engle on her 80th bday at a bookstore in Union Square. She was as wonderful as you imagine.
I never read it until I was an adult, and it was honestly a revelation for me.
Yeah, that’s about when I read it. I liked it.
Plus it’s a banned book still in certain school districts…. best reason to read it. ?
Definitely!
This is one of my favorite books from childhood, definitely read it to them
I am re reading it, decades after my first read. I loved it then and love it now. Definitely share it with them.
My teacher read it to my class in first grade. We were enthralled.
This is our February’s book club read. I think reading it allowed is a great idea for my kids as well! Thanks the idea
This is the book that turned me into a reader. I was about 10. It also has four sequels about the same family.
Read it. You all will love it!
I taught this book to my 6th graders every year and they loved it! Definitely go for it!
It was mandatory reading for me in the 7th grade so I think it would be good for their age. Thinking about reading it again myself
I read it in 4th grade because my wonderful teacher that year decided that my reading group would find the standard reading book at the time boring ( so we finished it early) and had us read A Wrinkle in Time as a group. It was the best thing ever. That summer break, I read on my own several more of L’engle’s works!
Go for it. They will love it.
Read it with your children. Definitely.
I was eleven when I read it and adored it!
They are at an ideal age for this book. Go for it!
I absolutely loved this book as a kid! To this day, it’s one of my favorites. I read it to my daughter when she was 8 or 10. That’s a perfect age — for both of you! Enjoy!
My just turned nine niece wS excited when she got it for Christmas
Absolutely!
I enjoyed it when I was about eleven or twelve, probably your children will too if they like fantasy. Especially if they are girls, the heroine is a very brainy girl who is brilliant at maths.
I reading in grade school and loved it! Only my 9 year old has read it so far. She read it when she was 7, getting ready to turn 8. She loved it, and is getting ready to read it again before the movie comes out.
I remember reading it again and again and loving it. My granddaughter read it when she was 9 in a graphic version….read that about 12 times and then on to the regular print book. She loved it!
Do it! As a middle school librarian, I can tell you this is perfect for them. In fact you may want to read the entire set! Read before the movie. This way you can talk about the difference and what might be missing
I read it out loud to my boys at that age. I then found them ‘sneaking’ it to read ahead. But the best part was when they started using words like tesseract as a pretend dirty word. Or called the mean boy Louise the Larger.
Perfect age for that book!
Yes yes yes!
Read alouds are always good. Loved it! Reading to my 4th grade class now.
My son LOVED it!
My eleven year old and I plan to each read it, before we see the movie this spring.
I read it for the first time last week. I believe it is considered juvenile literature. My daughter read it as a child and has reread it many times since. I think it would be good as a read aloud/read together with your children. Lots to talk about. I loved it as an adult and wish I had read it sooner.
I read it when I was 10 or 11 and loved it.
After you read A Wrinkle in Time you should read a book called WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead. It’s about a young girl growing up in the 70s who is obsessed with Wrinkle. To say more than that would spoil the surprises this book holds — it’s one of the most wonderful things I’ve ever read, and perfect for any reader from around 9 up.
Yes, I have added When You Reach Me to my Library wish list. I thought I would finish the L’ Engle series first though. Would you agree, is that a good idea?
My sister loved this book after having read it in elementary school. I’m finally reading it now (misplaced it), and can see that your children depending on their interests should enjoy it. The narration is engaging and the characters are compelling.
perfect ages for Wrinkle in Time …
It’s certainly different but good. I’m looking forward to the movie.
I adored it at that age. Read the entire series. I am now re-reading.
Loved this book. Read it with my son!
It was required reading for me in the 6th grade and I absolutely LOVED it!
I love this series! I read it for the first time around 8-9, so your kids should be fine with it. A Swiftly Tilting Planet is my favorite one.
I loved it at that age
I read it at their age as did my daughters
Fabulous books! Perfect
I read it about 20 times when I was 12. Love it…I think I’ll search for my copy in the basement and read it tonight
Good idea! Maybe I’ll do that, too!
(Our copy is in the hall, just down the way, so I won’t have to do any rifling! (Up side of having a teenager still in the home!)
Lovable and worth loving.
They’ll love it, and you will, too!
Wow! Thanks everyone!! I started it tonight with my kids and I can tell we are going to LOVE it! Just read the first chapter and I’m so excited!!
I read it at twelve
I just started rereading it tonight – 60 pages in & I don’t want to put it down. Do it!