Homeschool Gift Guide: Gift Ideas for People Who Love A Wrinkle in Time

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Like pretty much every other nerdy girl on the planet, I have a deep, abiding love for Meg Murry, the heroine of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time who discovers that her inability to fit into her everyday world is exactly what makes her special. If you, too, have a young reader who’s fallen in love with all things L’Engle, one of these gifts—plus a copy of the imperfect but also awesome in random spots Ava Duvernay-helmed movie —might make a perfect addition to your holiday gift-giving.

Wear your love for L’Engle on your sleeve (or your lapel) with an adorable Wrinkle in Time book cover pin. (I think this might be the cover I got from my Scholastic order form back in the day.) 

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Obviously a lovely edition of your favorite book is always a welcome gift. The 50th anniversary edition of A Wrinkle in Time is really gorgeous, whether you opt for the hardback or a paperback version. Or, if your obsession with the Murrays is new, consider the Time Quintet collection, which includes A Wrinkle in Time, plus the loose sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

Another great book option: A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel is perfectly illustrated by Hope Larson. (It’s especially fun to see how she visualized characters like Aunt Beast and the Happy Medium.)

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I actually own this Wrinkle in Time book cover t-shirt and wear it on the regular. It’s the perfect fashionable way to proclaim your love for this genre-blurring sci-fi adventure.

(There’s also a “Stay angry, little Meg” version!)

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 A Wrinkle in Time is one of the books Andrew DeGraff maps in the gorgeous Plotted: A Literary Atlas. He maps each character’s journey with a different colored line—a process that took him 140 hours to complete. (You can get a peek at it here.) The book also has cool maps for other books, including Pride and Prejudice and Watership Down.

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Warm up your late night conversations with a tin of hot chocolate. This old-fashioned sipping chocolate — you melt the chips into milk — is thick and rich. Liverwurst and tomato sandwiches optional. (Bonus points if you serve it in this heat-activated constellation mug.)

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 Be prepared for wherever dark and stormy nights might take you with an umbrella that maps the constellations. (You might also tuck a handy star map into a stocking — you never know when it will come in handy!)

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This chemistry spice set is a nod to Mrs. Murry’s habit of cooking dinner on her Bunsen burner when she’s in the middle of an experiment that needs her steady attention. 

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 Math-loving Meg doesn’t seem like the jewelry type, but I think she might love this math puzzle ring. (It seems easy, but it’s really not!)

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 We can’t guarantee that the Stormy Night Candle will lead to otherworldly adventure, but it does smell like a rainy fall evening, which is maybe almost as good.

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My kids’ Funko Pop! collection didn’t even know it was missing this awesome Mrs. Which figure, but it definitely was! (Mrs. Who and Mrs. Whatsit are also available.)

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Meg Murry is one of the inspiring young women featured on the Heroic Girls in Books poster — along with Omakayas from The Birchbark House and Miranda from When You Reach Me. If you’ve got a corner that needs a little awesome artwork, this is a great pick.

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