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Gr 5-Up This sequel begins a year after the conclusion of Funke's popular "Inkheart" (Scholastic, 2003). In this fantasy world, certain readers have the power to bring characters out of books -and send them back. Meggie and Farid, apprentices to the fire-eater Dustfinger, follow him to the Inkworld, the land of the book-within-a-book, "Inkheart, "after he has been read back into its story by a mysterious man named Orpheus. Orpheus uses his powers to read Mortola and Bast...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In Funke's previous bibliophilic fantasy, Inkheart (rev. 1/04), bookbinder Mo discovered that words have power—specifically, the power to bring storybook characters to life and literally transport readers into the world of the book. This sequel takes that conceit to new levels after early plot twists land Mo, Meggie, Resa, Dustfinger, and Farid in Inkworld as author Fenoglio, trapped inside his own story (i.e., Inkheart), struggles to dir...Log In or Sign Up to Read More