Cornelia funke has 166 books on goodreads with 1246226 ratings. Discount prices on books by cornelia funke, including titles like the wild chicks. Cornelia funke s masterful trilogy is now available in this set of hardcover first american editions. Cornelia funke books list of books by author cornelia funke. Cornelia funke followed the success of her two books the dragon rider and the thief lord with yet another success.
Cornelia funke is a bestselling author and the third most popular childrens book writer in germany after j. In 2006, funke was awarded the sakura medal by the international students of japan in the chapter book category for her successful book dragon rider. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Ages 10 to 15 jennifer hubert about this title may belong to another edition of this title. The first edition of the novel was published in september 23rd 2003, and was written by cornelia funke. Cornelia funke books, author biography, and reading level. The premise of this novel is one ive loved since i first picked up the book. Book series cornelia funke inkheart trilogy january. Ghost knight by cornelia funke fantasyhorror 4th grade and up finally finishing up reading the hong kong battle of the books selections for this year.
The captivating sequel to inkheart, the critically acclaimed, international bestseller by cornelia funkeavailable for the first time in a beautifully designed trade paperback. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The official website of bestselling author cornelia funke, where you will find all the latest news and much more about cornelia and her books, including the mirrorworld series, the inkheart trilogy, dragon rider, the thief lord, and, and, and. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 548 pages and is available in paperback format. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room.
Many of her books have now been translated into english. In the fall of 2002, she made her brilliant debut in the englishlanguage market with the release of the new york times bestseller the thief lord. Funke, who spoke with sue corbett of the miami herald, explained that her last name is pronounced foonkah. Inkheart trilogy inkspell, inkheart, inkdeath, dragon rider, thief lord. Anyway, it is all about the quest to find a specific book and the troubles that they have to face along the way. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Illustrator becomes author cornelia funke was born in 1958 in dorsten, westphalia, located in the central region of germany. Cornelia funkes imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, the thief lord, and young readers who enjoyed the similarly themed the great good thing by roderick townley.
Below is a list of cornelia funkes books in order of when they were first. Im sure it must be very comfortable sleeping with a hard, rectangular thing like that under your head, her father had teased, the first time he found a book under her pillow. Cornelia funke biography cornelia funke biography and list of works cornelia funke books cornelia funke biography cornelia funke biography and list of works cornelia funke books. Funke writes these books in such a way that you cannot put the books down and in ever chapter there is a great quote from another book or poem that reflects on the chapter before or links in the chapter it is supporting. Funke is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally in german. The book she had been reading was under her pillow, pressing its cover against her ear as if to lure her back into its printed pages. Her first book to be translated into english was the standalone novel the thief lord, published in 2000. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. That prompted me to share it with my 10 year old grandson who excitedly told me hed read the book and loved it. Tack onto the great premise a host of believable, wellrounded, flawed characters, and youve got yourself a book youll always remember. Cornelia funke, the enormously talented author of the international bestseller the thief lord, brings readers another spellbinding tale of adventure and magic.
In this category, there are questions about the author and her writing. For example, before writing inkheart, she researched about booksellers, book collectors, book thieves and even book murderers as well as reading about martens and fire. In 2005, time magazine named cornelia funke among its 100 most influential men and women. Cornelia funke is germanys bestselling childrens author after j. Cornelia funke cornelia funke is a german writer of childrens fiction. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy. She is also the author of an acclaimed ya fantasy trilogy that includes inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath. Read the book yourself, too, so you can better discuss the story and enjoy the online activities together. Visit this audio slideshow for a peek inside cornelia funkes writing room. Cornelia funke books list of books by cornelia funke. Honestly, i was surprised i hadnt read this cornelia funke book yet. Pdf inkheart book by cornelia funke free download 548. Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books.
Cornelia funke cornelia funke used books, rare books and new books. Use these questions to start a discussion with your child about inkheart by cornelia funke, a flashlight readers favorite for grades 38. Cornelia funke s inkworld trilogy is truly a hidden gem. She is the author of the thief lord, dragon rider, inkheart, inkspell, the ghosthunters series, when santa fell to earth, and igraine the brave. Meggie, a girl at the age of 12, sees a stranger staring at her outside her window and tells her father, mortimer or mo, as meggie calls him about it. Cornelia funke was voted into the time magazines list of the 100 most influential people of 2005. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
With inkheart, german author cornelia funke has created just such a story a work that could well become a childrens classic, similar in stature. In funkes the thief lord delectably thick and transfixing fantasy, 12yearold meggie learns that when her bookbinder father, mo, reads a book aloud, the characters and other objects appear in. Imagine it were possible to bring the characters from a book to life. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Enter meggie and mos extraordinary adventure through the exhilarating and sometimes terrifying world of books that come to like is here. Her first book, the thief lord, has won several european childrens literature awards, including the zurich childrens book award 2000 and the childrens book award from the vienna house of literature 2001. She is most notable for writing the inkworld trilogy. Id never heard of it until i saw the inkheart movie on prime video. He was also quick to share with me all the things in the movie that were different than the book. Cornelia funkes own success is now international, demonstrating the universal appeal and power of her storytelling.
Cornelia funke has written almost 50 books, which have been translated into 37 languages, selling more than 26 million copies worldwide. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. She was born on 10 december 1958 in dorsten, north rhinewestphalia. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. The main characters of this young adult, fantasy story are meggie folchart, mortimer folchart. Tintenwelttrilogie, published in the united kingdom between 20042008. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inkheart.
Cornelia funke biography life, children, name, story. She is best known for her inkheart trilogy originally published in germany. See more ideas about inkheart series, book worms and books. Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. Inkheart, inkspell and inkdeath are all first printings. She launched to fame with dragon rider in 1997 and has since become one of germanys most successful authors. Cornelia funke is one of todays most beloved writers of magical stories for children. Guide to cornelia funkes inkheart scholastic parents.
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