Gather initial thoughts and broad opinions about the book.

1. How did L’Engle’s blending of science fiction and spiritual themes shape your experience of the story? Have you read other works that combine these elements—e.g., C. S. Lewis’s Space Trilogy?

2. What aspects of the different planets (Uriel, Camazotz, and Ixchel) left the strongest impression on you? How do these contrasting worlds contribute to the overall message of the story?

3. In what ways does the novel’s opening line—a well-trodden cliché—set the tone for the story that follows? Did the atmosphere established in these early scenes carry through the entire novel?

4. A Wrinkle in Time is part of a quintet by L’Engle that also includes works like A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Have you read any of these other works? If not, are you interested in doing so after reading this novel?

Encourage readers to connect the book’s themes and characters with their personal experiences.

1. How does Meg’s journey from self-doubt to embracing her “faults” as strengths resonate with your own experiences?