| Polly is sent to live with the Murry's, her wonderfully strange and brilliant grandparents, to study, but when she is transported back in time 3000 years into the middle of a couple skirmishing tribes, both of which at one point or another want to sacrifice her to bring
rain, even the space traveling and Nobel prize winning Murk's have do not know what to think of her particularly odd situation. With much joy and fluidity L'Engle tells this story of time travel, love, understanding, and redemption. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Time Travel: - largely backwards/past Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Time Travel story? Yes Religious overtones? Yes Cultural problems, alien culture Yes Culture clash- - one person from different culture of other persons Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - society How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount Setting Terrain Earth setting: - 20th century - general past Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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