Encontre este libro porque hubo un evento en la feria del libro en Lima este año para niños. Luego del evento mi hija queria comprar el libro de CecilEncontre este libro porque hubo un evento en la feria del libro en Lima este año para niños. Luego del evento mi hija queria comprar el libro de Cecilia Zero y leemos en voz alta. La protagonista encuentre con monstruos por el otro lado de su pueblo y se da cuenta que no son nada malos pero los autoridades habian cortado los lazos con los habitantes originales. Sin embargo, la mayoria del libro habla mucho del higiene de los dientes de la niña que al aparecer, va al dentista por primera vez cuando ya tiene por lo menos 8 o 9 años. Bueno, agradezco la campaña de cuidar bien a los dientes. La moraleja del libro es que todos merecen tener respeto no importa sus caracteristicas fisicas y mi hija le gusto escucharlo....more
Pinky was saved as a child and acted as a replacement for a Mittal daughter. In a house filled with family, religion and superstition, Pinky finds herPinky was saved as a child and acted as a replacement for a Mittal daughter. In a house filled with family, religion and superstition, Pinky finds herself opening something in the bathroom that she shouldn't have and letting out a ghost that wreaks havoc on the Mittal family. The ghost is out for revenge and in the process many secrets come to light about Pinky's adoptive family. Will it haunt them forever or is there a way to give the ghost some peace?
I really liked this book. I have only read a few books that take place in India and every time I do I always get swept away in the imagery and stories. This book is a great mix of Indian history and superstition as well as religion. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I also liked how the author put in hindi (or maybe Urdu) words here and there to make it more authentic. I felt for the Pinky character and I found the entire plot very intriguing. I love a good ghost story....more
This was a great book. For some reason I think I always meant to read it as a young adult but never got around to it. It has obviously gotten some merThis was a great book. For some reason I think I always meant to read it as a young adult but never got around to it. It has obviously gotten some merit for a reason. First off, I really enjoyed Ms. L'Engle's forward that explained her outlook on life and that we should always question the things around us. She voices this through the character of Ms. Murray when she says to her daughter that just because we don't understand something doesn't mean there is no explanation behind it.
The story follows a girl named Meg Murry who finds herself on an adventure with her younger brother Charles Wallace, a precocious 5-year old way beyond his years, and a new neighborhood friend Calvin. They are guided by witches named Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which who take them through different dimensions in search of Meg's father who has been missing for over a year. He worked for the government and was working on a top secret project dealing with different dimensions and something called tessering. Of course, there is evil among them and the kids must overcome a great power called "IT" in order to get home.
I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to being able to read it to my kids but something I found disconcerting is how good and evil are very black and white. IT is bad and the kids are good. It is the classic white is right and dark is evil. I understand that much of our world and society reinforces this idea but I would really like to see a little more gray because honestly, there are more gray instances of good and evil in life than not and I am sure Ms. L'Engle would be interested in developing this a little more. I will have to read more of her books that correlate with "A Wrinkle in Time". ...more