A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time is a 1962 Young Adult Science Fiction novel written by Madeleine L'Engle. In the story, the primary antagonist, IT, controls a planet using his power of hypnosis. He attempts to control the young protagonists of the novel and succeeds in hypnotizing the youngest, Charles Wallace.

Sample Excerpt
Now the red eyes and the light above seemed to bore into Charles, and again the pupils of the little boy's eyes contracted. When the final point of black was lost in blue he turned away from the red eyes, looked at Meg, and smiled sweetly, but the smile was  not Charles Wallace's smile.