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07 October 2006
Teenage Fantasy Lit, Complete with Morals
3 of 3 found this helpful A Wrinkle in Time is a story intended for children, particularly, young teens or pre-teens. It is part coming-of-age, part save-the world where three children “tesser” to another place in time in search of a scientist, who is father to two of the children. The story is full of lessons about accepting one’s shortcomings and differences, while expounding upon your own strengths. It interweaves biblical teachings and scripture, though not so often as to be off-putting to those who avoid preaching disguised as literature.
The story qualifies as fantasy literature, though may also be cross-classified as sci-fi, due to space- and time-travel. There are three pseudo-witches, who are really fallen stars acting as guardian angles over the time-traveling children. One assumes a centaur-like body in order to fly the children to a mountain on another planet, in order to view the “Black Thing” which is a symbol of evil that must be fought throughout the story. Hence, the “good versus evil” theme is present throughout the tale.
Our least-likely savior, a teenaged under-achiever with a bad attitude, ends up as our hero, having saved both her father and her little brother (himself a brainiac genius) from IT, who lives to serve the Black Thing. Her power over evil is nothing more or less than the love she has for her family, which leaves the reader with a heartwarming moral: “love conquers all.”
I think this is a fine story to share with pre-teen children, as that’s a time when self-acceptance is crucial, but often difficult. A young person can learn from these characters that it is okay to be different and, in fact, sometimes it’s a preferable state. Fantasy is an excellent vehicle in which to convey these points to a young mind.
07 September 2006
Fantasy with humor, coming of age, loss of innocence.
2 of 2 found this helpful The title of Beagle’s fantasy story is somewhat misleading, in that his protagonist, the Unicorn, while perhaps his central character, is not the most intriguing. Certainly, the story revolves around her search for others of her kind, but it is Schmendrick the Magician who caught my attention in the tale. Schmendrick’s many bungled attempts at performing magic offer comedic relief to the story, and Beagle’s fascination with this character shows.
As an emerging poet, the prose and poetry throughout the story caught my eye, and Beagle’s rhyming skills are great. Even the Unicorn, while under the spell casting her as Lady Amalthea, sings a song near the end of the book. These poems and songs serve to cast a spell of their own over the reader, lulling them into the fantasy world Beagle has created.
I find satisfaction in the story’s ending, as it didn’t have the “happily ever after” theme that is typically found in such fairy tale settings. Instead, the Unicorn is unable to return to her former way of life (since she has experienced mortality,) but she frees the other unicorns, who destroy King Haggard’s castle, and the man who loved her, Prince Lir, inherits the kingdom. While there is “happiness” in the ending of the story, it wasn’t as predictable as most prince and princess fairy tales. The Unicorn returns to her forest, as do the other unicorns she has freed, but they don’t all live happily together, and mankind cannot communicate with them again. Nor can the “Last Unicorn” go back to her formerly carefree way of living, because she now understands loss, sorrow, aging, and death.
Clumsy Schmendrick finally comes into his own, receives and learns to channel the magic that formerly alluded him. With wisdom, comes success.
This, then, is a story of coming of age, of maturing, or growing, and of learning to live a life that offers help and service to others, even if it means letting go of our own happiness for a little while. There is reality in this fantasy: humor, sadness, joy, longing, suffering, frustration, and success. It’s a story to which even the most unimaginative adult can relate.
07 June 2007
Excellent historical fiction for middle-grade students.
Bryant’s creative historical account of John Brown’s life and raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is told through the eyes, and heart, of his 15 year old daughter, Annie. Annie struggles to understand why her father would oppose the violence of slavery with the violence of war. Bryant teaches middle-grade students about the abolitionist movement, how the raid played a pivotal role in West Virginia’s secession from Virginia, and how John Brown’s opposition of slavery changed our nation, while giving us a glimpse of a daughter’s love for her father, despite her doubts about his motives and methods. This book would appeal to adolescents who are learning to question the reasons behind societal decisions.