Meg Murry

Meg lives in a New England town with her mother, father and three brothers. She is a typical thirteen-year-old, who hates her looks and has problems in school. Meg has mousy brown hair and wears thick glasses and braces. Meg is a genius at math, but is only average in all her other classes. Meg's faults, particularly anger and stubbornness, get her in trouble at school with her teachers, the principal, and other students.

Meg loves her family, but they are also odd. Charles Wallace, her five-year-old brother is a genius who can tell what Meg is thinking. Meg's mother is a beautiful scientist, who Meg both adores and resents at the same time. Meg also desperately misses her father, who went on a trip a year ago. Mr. Murry was part of a top-secret mission for the government when he disappeared.

Meg's life takes an unusual...