A Wrinkle in Time
By Madeleine L'Engle
"Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government." - HELM
Why was this book challenged?
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Reasons: Religion
Carnegie Mellon University collected several instances where A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle was challenged in schools and libraries for "blurring lines between good and evil" and for alleged religious controversies.
Published in 1962, A Wrinkle in Time was #90 on the American Library Associations Top 100 Banned Challenged Books of 2000-2009.
Visit the Frequently Asked Questions webpage, to see why books are censored and to learn more about the differences between a challenge and a ban.
Ways to read this book at STCC!
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Additional Resources and Accessibility
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