Camazotz's Wrinkle In Time

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In the book, Wrinkle In Time, there are three kids named Meg, Calvin, and Charles. These kids run into 3 strange old women who turned out to be strange creatures. The children are on a quest to find Meg and Charles’ father who is trapped on another planet. From there they go on an adventure to find him that leads them to a dangerous planet named Camazotz. There they all learn traits that they needed to have to get away from IT, who was the dark force over the planet. Meg ends up saving Charles from IT as they escaped the planet and were sent back

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