Mrs. Who Meg awakes in the morning, and thinks the previous night must have been a dream. In the kitchen over breakfast, her mother tells her it was not a dream. She knows what a tesseract is, but there is no time to explain it to Meg before Meg goes to school. That day at school, Meg performs poorly, and is sent to the principal, Mr. Jenkins. The principal tells her she has the wrong …showed first 75 words of 546 total…

…showed last 75 words of 546 total…example her boredom with what she is expected to learn in her social studies class). The relationship between Meg and Calvin also provides some gentle romantic interest for the story, although this is never allowed to take center stage. The three ladies are carefully distinguished from each other. Mrs. Whatsit is friendly and eccentric. Mrs. Which, although she is also friendly, is more learned and philosophical. She is always quoting the observations of great writers.