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Inkheart

Inkheart

By&
FantasyFolklore
Pages
534
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

When books come alive, a young girl named Meggie is pulled into a dangerous adventure. After a mysterious visitor warns her father, they flee to her aunt's home, which holds a rare and precious library. There, a book Mo hasn't read in years becomes the center of a magical quest that puts Meggie in grave peril.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousMysteriousDarkHopeful
QuestComing of Age

Genres

Fantasy Folklore Juvenile Young Adult Children's Books Middle Grade YA Fantasy

About the author

C
Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke is a German author of children's and young adult fiction, born in Dorsten, West Germany. She wrote the Inkheart trilogy (Tintenherz), The Thief Lord (Herr der Diebe) and Dragon Rider, and has illustrated some of her own books. She lived in Hamburg for many years, moved to Los Angeles in 2005 and to Tuscany, Italy, in 2021. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2005, and her books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.

Characters

MeggieProtagonist
MoProtagonist
CapricornAntagonist
Queen ElinorSupporting

Meggie's aunt, who possesses a vast and valuable library and reluctantly becomes involved in Mo and Meggie's magical adventure.

StaubfingerSupporting

A fire-eater from the book 'Inkheart' who was read out by Mo and desperately wants to return to his own story.

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