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Chicken House LtdPublication date
5th June 2006ISBN
9781908435095Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Inkspell: Inkheart 2
Cornelia Funke
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
A fantastic, magical adventure in which 12 year old Meggie finds out the perils of reading as the imaginary becomes real. A sequel to Inkheart, Meggie’s first adventure with characters who came out of a book, here Dustfinger the fire-eater is desperately in search of someone who will read him back into the safe world of story. But a crooked story teller is not the right person to do that. In the charmed Inkworld nothing is as it seems and Meggie has a wonderful new adventure to deal with. Finish the exciting trilogy with Inkdeath.
Inkheart the movie, released on 12th December 2008, stars among others Helen Mirren, Eliza Bennett and Jim Broadbent and has been made by the makers of The Lord of the Rings and The Golden Compass.Click here to see the trailer http://www.inkheartmovie.com/
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Synopsis
Inkspell: Inkheart 2 by Cornelia FunkeAlthough a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages, and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater, torn from his world of words, the need to return has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back, he sets in motion a dangerous reversal that sees the characters of Inkheart transported to a charmed Inkworld, about to be fought over by rival rebels and princes. But can Meggie, Farid and Fenoglio 'write' the wrongs of a charmed world about to be fought over by rival princes and rebels?
About The Author
The German author Cornelia Funke was born in 1958 in Dorsten,
Westphalia. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut – until she
discovered the military training involved so she trained to be social
worker. During her time as a social worker, Cornelia discovered the
kinds of stories that grasped their imaginations. These were the
stories she wanted to illustrate – and ultimately to write – the kind
that would appeal to bookish children as well as inspiring those
children who hadn’t yet had many positive reading experiences. At the
age of 35 Cornelia realised her true love of storytelling and became a
full-time writer. She has since written over 40 titles ranging from
picture books and short novels for young readers
Although she
quickly became one of the most popular children’s authors in Germany,
Cornelia Funke was hardly known in Britain or the United States – and
had it not been for a keen young reader, this could still be the case.
Barry Cunningham, the publisher of a small, innovative publishing house
in rural England called The Chicken House, received a letter from a
bilingual (English and German) young reader, who wanted to know why her
favourite author wasn’t published in English. Barry set about the task
of tracking down the latest title from Cornelia Funke, Herr der Diebe
When
the English translation, The Thief Lord, was published in the USA by
Scholastic in 2002, it entered the New York Times bestseller list
straightaway, and proceeded to climb to the number two position.
There
has been enormous interest in Cornelia’s novels, with fierce bidding by
film company executives for the rights. The Thief Lord movie, starring
Vanessa Redgrave and Alexei Sayle, was released in Spring 2006.
Inkheart
the movie is released on 12th December 2008, has a stellar cast that
includes Helen Mirren as Elinor, Jim Broadbent as Fenoglio and Paul
Bettany as Dustfinger.
Cornelia Funke lives in Los Angeles in
the USA with her teenage daughter, Anna, and young son, Ben (Benjy).
They have a crazy dog, Luna, nicknamed Loonie, and their house is
crammed with books and DVDs.
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