A Wrinkle in Time – Blackbird and Company

antagonistic: showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
assimilate: take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully
belligerent: hostile and aggressive
inadvertent: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
indignation: anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
morass: a complicated or confused situation
prodigious: remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree

The unusual thing about Charles Wallace is that he didn’t start talking until he was four years old. Pg. 13
Mrs. Whatsit confirms the existence of a tesseract and that stuns Mrs. Murry. pg. 27
Meg gets sent to the principal’s because she was rude to her teacher. Pg. 30
Charles Wallace wants Meg to go visit Mrs. Whatsit with him. Pg. 34
Charles Wallace knows the tesseract is something big because his mother gets upset when the tesseract is mentioned by Mrs. Whatsit. Pg. 34
Calvin says he came to the cabin to get away from his family. Pg. 38
Charles Wallace decides that he believes Calvin. Pg. 40
Meg’s fears were calmed by Calvin’s strong hand at her elbow and Fort pressing against her leg. Pg. 41
Calvin makes Meg angry by asking questions about her father. Pg. 57
Mrs. Whatsit reveals that Mrs. Who is a few billion years old. Pg. 63
Meg became good at math because she and her father used to play with numbers. Pg. 50
The government says that Mr. Murry is in on a secret and dangerous mission. Pg. 59,60
Mrs. Which doesn’t fully materialize because it’s too tiring to do so. Pg. 63

aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome
ephemeral: lasting for a very short time
inexorable: impossible to stop or prevent
myopic: lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight precipitous-dangerously high or steep
propitious: giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
sonorous: a voice that is imposingly deep and full

Mrs. Whatsit explains that Mrs. Who uses quotes because she has a hard time verbalizing. Pg. 69
Meg is told she must learn patience in order to see her father. Pg. 71
The children are shown a dark shadow in the darkened sky. Pg. 81
Mrs. Whatsit tells the children they will be helping their father do something difficult. Pg. 84
After leaving Uriel, the children can’t stop at the first planet, because it was a two dimensional place and they couldn’t breathe there. Pg. 90
Mrs Whatsit is exactly 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months, and 3 days old. Pg. 95
The Happy Medium doesn’t want the children to see the earth because it is covered by the dark Thing. Pg. 99
Seeing Meg’s mother made Meg feel mad and that helped her to not be scared. Pg. 109
The final planet did not seem frightening to Meg because the landscape and town looked familiar. Pg. 111
Mrs. Whatsit warns Charles that pride and arrogance could betray him. Pg. 114
All the Children were playing in an identical way and that was very strange. Pg. 115
The mother on Camazotz describes an aberration as a child dropping a ball. Pg. 118
Charles Wallace thinks the children should go to Cental Central Intelligence to learn about Camazotz. Pg. 123

bilious: affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting
bravado: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate emanate-originate from; be produced by
miasma: a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor
oblique: neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting pedantic-of or like a pedant
pinion: the outer part of a bird’s wing including the flight feathers

The man who speaks to the children’s minds, claims to assume all the pain ,and responsibilities ,and burdens of thought and decisions. Pg. 135
Charles Wallace quotes nursery rhymes to try and prevent his mind from being controlled. Pg. 135, 136
Meg made the voice angry by tackling Charles Wallace to the ground. Pg. 140
Charles Wallace can’t tase the food like Meg and Calvin because he is able to completely shut out the man from his mind. Pg. 144
Charles Wallace is suddenly able to taste food because he gave over his mind to the man. Pg. 148
On Camazotz people who are sick are just put to sleep. Pg. 154
The little boy with the red ball was at Central Central Intelligence because they were reprograming him to never desire to deviate again. Pg. 158
The voice from Charles Wallace tells Meg that she must go to IT in order to save Mr. Murry. Pg. 162
Calvin tries to reach Charles by quoting Shakespeare and staring into his eyes. Pg. 162
Meg uses the spectacles that Mrs Who gave her to rescue her father. Pg. 164
Meg recites the Gettysburg Address to keep her mind from being controlled by IT. Pg. 176
Meg fears that all the people including Charles Wallace would be destroyed if IT was destroyed. Pg. 178
Mr Murry, Meg and Calvin tesser out of the room to escape from IT. Pg. 179

despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
pungent: having a sharply strong taste or smell
relinquish: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
spasm: a sudden involuntary muscular contraction
tic: a habitual spasmodic contraction of the muscles
trepidation: a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen vestige-a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

Mr. Murry and Calvin are able to hold out against IT because IT isn’t used to being refused. Pg. 181
IT offered Mr. Murry complete rest and he almost gave into IT. Pg. 181
Charles was susceptible to IT because he thought he could go into IT and come out again. Pg. 182
Meg accuses her father of leaving Charles Wallace on Camazotz. Pg. 188
The Beasts want to know if people on Earth were used to visitors from other planets. Pg. 195
Meg finds it difficult to explain eyesight to the creatures of Ixchel. Pg. 199
When Meg is comforted by Aunt Beast she has a feeling that the beast would be able to love her no matter what she said or did. Pg. 202
The creatures of Ixchel find Earthly language utterly simple and limited. Pg. 206
Meg realizes that it has to be her to go rescue Charles Wallace because Charles understands Meg. Pg. 216
Meg’s solution for rescuing Charles was to go directly to It. Pg. 225
Mrs Whatsit compares life to a sonnet and says people are given the form but have freedom within it. Pg. 219
Mrs. Which gives Meg the gift of knowing she has something IT does not have and Mrs. Who gives Meg a passage of scripture. Pg. 222
Me finally realizes that she has love and that IT does not. Pg. 228