Young Meg lives with her mother, her twin older brothers, and her younger brother. Her father has been away for over a year, working, as far as is known, on a secret government project involving science. Meg is a rebellious child, often acting out in school. One night, three women appear, Mrs. Whatsip, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Meg, her younger brother, and her friend are whisked away to a faraway planet on an galactic adventure.
This novel is a classic coming-of-age story that shows how Meg isn’t a troublemaker by her nature. She’s just troubled as most teens are. It is hard to grow up with a missing father, and all the questions that leads to, from herself and others. The science fiction elements read like fantasy. “Tessering” is sold as science but might as well be magic. Unfortunately, not much of the book engaged me, and I was thankful that it was so short.
