Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

Originally published in the United States by Farrar Straus Giroux. Republished in 2007 by Square Fish. Includes Square Fish questions for the author & Madeleine L'Engle's 1963 Newbery Medal acceptance speech. Includes a new introduction by Ava Duvernay and color photographs from the Disney film adaptation.