This book was never assigned to me in school, so I am reading it for the first time as a middle aged woman with three kids of her own. That did not affect my enjoyment of the story. In fact, perhaps I was able to enjoy it even more than I would have if I had been 'forced' to read it.

To begin with, Meg is a very easy character to relate with. I also very much enjoyed the relationship between her and her little brother. All of the familial relationships were very realistic, as much as they could be at least within this genre.

I loved the names of the three women who help the kids along their way. It was fun to read them and I can only imagine that it was fun to write them. I also really enjoyed the characters met along the journey. The bad characters were extremely evil, while the pleasant characters were easy to love.

I love the idea of traveling via a 'wrinkle' and am very much looking forward to reading the rest of the series as well as the companion series that overlap.