Cornelia Funke

Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

Inkheart

When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too. But the story is threatening to evolve in ways neither of them could ever have imagined.

Inkspell

Ever since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages, life in the Inkworld has been far from easy. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn. But as winter comes on there is reason to hope-if only Meggie and Mo can rewrite the wrongs of the past and make a dangerous deal with death . . .

Inkdeath

Aimed at children aged nine to 12 years, this is a magical thriller set among the crumbling canals of Venice.

The Thief Lord

Guillermo del Toro

Fans of dark fairy-tales like The Hazel Wood and The Cruel Prince will relish this atmospheric and absorbing book based on Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed movie. Oscar winning writer-director Guillermo del Toro and New York Times bestselling author Cornelia Funke have come together to transform del Toro’s hit movie Pan’s Labyrinth into an epic and dark fantasy novel for readers of all ages, complete with haunting illustrations and enchanting short stories that flesh out the folklore of this fascinating world. This spellbinding tale takes readers to a sinister, magical, and war-torn world filled with richly drawn characters like trickster fauns, murderous soldiers, child-eating monsters, courageous rebels, and a long-lost princess hoping to be reunited with her family. A brilliant collaboration between masterful storytellers that’s not to be missed. “Perfectly unsettling and deeply felt, this reminded me of the best kind of fairytales wherein each chapter is a jewel that, when held up to the light, reframes how we see the world around us.” —Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen and Aru Shah and the End of Time “A fearless and moving adaption of the film, and a gorgeously written, emotional, frightening parable about the courage of young women amid the brutality of war.” —Michael Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Gone

Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

Dragon Rider

Jacob and Will Reckless have looked out for each other ever since their father disappeared, but when Jacob discovers a magical mirror that transports him to a warring world populated by witches, giants, and ogres, he keeps it to himself until Will follows him one day, with dire consequences.

Reckless

Tintentod

Als Charlottes Oma verreist ist, gründen die 4 "wilden Hühner" eine Bande in Omas Häuschen. Sie müssen so manchen Kampf gegen die "Pygmäen", 4 Jungen aus der gleichen Klasse ausfechten.

Die wilden Hühner

Eine Woche Klassenfahrt ans Meer. Spitzenmäßig finden das Sprotte und ihre drei Freundinnen - alle zusammen übrigens auch DIE WILDEN HÜHNER genannt. Nervig sind natürlich DIE PYGMÄEN: vier Jungs, die dauernd versuchen der Mädchenbande eins auszuwischen. Und das mit so albernem "Stinkbombenjuckpulversonstwaskram". Aber das unheimliche Gelächter nachts auf dem Flur und die rätselhaften Fußspuren im Zimmer - damit haben DIE PYGMÄEN ausnahmsweise mal nichts zu tun. Stimmt es am Ende tatsächlich, was sich die Leute auf der Insel vom Geist des alten Strandräubers Jap Lornsen erzählen? Und schon sind DIE WILDEN HÜHNER wieder mitten in einem Abenteuer ...

Die wilden Hühner auf Klassenfahrt

Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live. The journey in Mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a Goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for its healing power when shot by a loved one

A Mirrorworld Novel

Fearless

Jacob Reckless continues to travel the portal in his father's abandoned study. His name has continued to be famous on the other side of the mirror, as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. His family and friends, from his brother, Will to the shape-shifting vixen, Fox, are on a collision course as the two worlds become connected. Who is driving these two worlds together and why is he always a step ahead? This new force isn’t limiting its influence to just Jacob’s efforts - it has broadened the horizon within MirrorWorld. Jacob, Will and Fox travel east and into the Russian folklore, to the land of the Baba Yaga, pursued by a new type of being that knows our world all to well.

The Golden Yarn

Die Sache mit der Liebe ist gar nicht so einfach. Das müssen auch Sprotte, Melanie, Frieda, Wilma und Trude einsehen, denn irgendwie haben alle Wilden Hühner gerade mit diesem verflixten Gefühl zu tun.

Die Wilden Hühner und die Liebe

Die Wilden Hühner sind entsetzt: Sprottes Oma will ihre fünfzehn Hennen schlachten! Das muss verhindert werden. Die Freundinnen beschliessen, ihre heiss geliebten Maskottchen zu entführen. Aber wo sollen sie mit den Tieren bleiben?

Die wilden Hühner: Fuchsalarm

Das Labyrinth des Fauns

Inkheart; Inkspell; Inkdeath

The Inkheart Trilogy

In the spirit of DRAGON RIDER and THE THIEF LORD, an enchanting fairy tale told with Cornelia's trademark warmth and wit: Perfect Funke fare for readers in the middle grades--Cornelia's "sweet spot"! Igraine dreams of becoming a famous knight just like her great grandfather, but the truth is, life at the family castle is rather boring. Until the nephew of the baroness-next-door shows up. He's got a dastardly plan to capture the castle and claim as his own the wonderful singing spell books that belong to Igraine's magician parents. To make matters worse, at the very moment of the siege, her mom and dad botch a spell, turning themselves into pigs! Aided by a Gentle Giant and a Sorrowful Knight, it's up to Igraine to be brave and save the day--and the books!

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