And in this beautiful graphic adaptation, Hope Larson gives visuals to this character and her story in a way that captures every agonizing emotional moment and every stunning instance of bravery with remarkable subtlety. Angry and impulsive and brilliant and loving, Meg has been shattering slates across dimensions of time and space for 50 years. First, Madeleine L’Engle wrote one of the quintessential Slatebreaking characters of all time when she gave us Meg Murray. Seriously – you couldn’t find a better choice to blurb your book than James Patterson?* L’Engle – and Larson – deserve better.ĭoes it Break the Slate? Because this is an adaptation, I want to talk about the Slatebreaking on two different levels. There’s literally only one downside, and it’s featured on the back cover. I love the way we see our three heroes faces and silhouettes, the cosmos in the background, and the overall feeling of something bigger than ourselves that the images convey. And so, since the art in this book is good, we get an absolutely beautiful cover. It would be really weird not to use the artwork from the creator. Currently Available.įace Value: Graphic novels have an obvious advantage when it comes to cover art.

A Wrinkle in Time (the graphic novel) adapted and illustrated by Hope Larson from the novel by Madeleine L’Engle.

A wrinkle in time graphic novel