Cornelia Funke
1) Dragon rider
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.
2) Inkheart
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story.
3) Inkspell
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord." Welcome to the magical world of Venice, Italy, where hidden canals and crumbling rooftops shelter runaways and children with incredible secrets.
8) Ruffleclaw
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An earth monster decides to move in with a human family"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ben and his adopted parents are devoting their lives to protecting rare and fabulous creatures (like dragons) and at the moment they are trying to save the last of the winged horses, Pegasus unicus; there are three eggs, but without their mother they will not survive and the only hope is to obtain a Griffin feather--but Griffins are enemies of the dragons, and may not be willing to help.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House
Pub. Date
2004, ©2001
Language
English
Description
Violetta is a little princess who wants to be as good a knight as her big brothers. At night she slips into the woods and secretly trains to become the cleverest, bravest knight in the land. Her kingly father holds a big tournament in her honor. Will she be ready to fight in it?
12) Reckless
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Series
Ghosthunters (Cornelia Funke) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hetty Hyssop and her assistant ghosthunters travel to a seaside hotel to investigate the appearance of one of the most dangerous ghosts in the world.
15) Ghost knight
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school. Includes historical notes.
16) Drachenreiter
Author
Language
Deutsch
Formats
Description
Dragons surviving in a far off valley learn that humans are going to invade their home and that they will be killed. An old dragon remembers a beautiful place at the end of the earth where they can perhaps find help. But his memory is very vague and so a young dragon takes off on an adventurous journey hoping to find the answer to their problems.
Author
Series
Ghosthunters (Cornelia Funke) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mrs. Worm and Gloomsburg castle are taken over by ghosts.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the fate of the world resting on the outcome of his battle against the mud dripping minotaur, Tom's final exam is one that is certain to test his combined knowledge in the field and, if he survives, rightfully earn him his Ghosthunting Diploma once and for all.
19) Tintenherz
Author
Series
Language
Deutsch
Formats
Description
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.
20) Inkdeath
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double--tries to keep the Book of Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, asking for Bluejay's surrender or the children will be doomed to slavery in the silver mines.