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Funke, Cornelia, 1958-

Inkheart / Cornelia Funke ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell. - 563 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm - [Inkheart trilogy] ; [bk. 1] .

"Published in Germany as Tintenhertz by Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Hamburg, 2003."--Title page verso. "First published in the United Kingdom in 2003 by Chicken House, Frome, Somerset"--Title page verso. "This edition first printing, April 2007"--Title page verso. Includes preview of Inkspell (p. [537]-548. Includes preview of Inkdeath (p. [549]-563.

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.


Translated from the German.

YALSA's Teens' Top Ten, 2004

ISBN: 0439709105 9780439709101 9781428726680 1428726683 9781417733972 1417733977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Characters in literature--Fiction.
Characters and characteristics in literature--Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading--Juvenile fiction.
Magic--Juvenile fiction.
Bookbinding--Juvenile fiction.
Authorship--Juvenile fiction.
Good and evil--Juvenile fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Italy--Juvenile fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.