Funke, Cornelia, 1958-

Inkheart / Cornelia Funke ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell. - New York : Scholastic, [2005], c2003. - 563 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes preview of Inkdeath. Originally published: Hamburg, Germany : C. Dressler Verlag, 2003. Translation of: Tintenherz.

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.

0439709105 (pbk.) 9780439709101 (pbk.)

2008351863


Authorship--Juvenile fiction.
Bookbinding--Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading--Juvenile fiction.
Characters and characteristics in literature--Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Authorship--Fiction.
Bookbinding--Fiction.
Books and reading--Fiction.
Characters in literature--Fiction.
Fantasy.
Magic--Fiction.


Italy--Fiction.


Fantasy fiction.