From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, the first book in the bestselling, magical epic. Inkheart is a modern classic that has stolen the hearts of generations of young readers. One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change the course of the story that has changed her life forever. This is INKHEART--a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud. Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780439709101 Page Count: 576 Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 7-5⁄8 Pub Date: May 2005 Fiction / Nonfiction: Fiction Ages: 9 - 12 Grades: 4 - 7 Imprint: Scholastic Paperbacks Subjects: Fathers, Magic and Supernatural, Reading for Pleasure Genre: Fantasy Language: