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. Thanks to my copywriting experience, i aim to make blurb creation as painless as possible. I likes inkheart, but i loved inkspell and am looking forward to. And the letters on the page tell us only as much as wed see peering through a keyhole. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of inkheart. Another perk, as a future educator, is that at the beginning of each chapter there is an excerpt from another wellknown childrens literary work. While dean spanley is a leisurely affair, inkheart is a fastmoving tale full of action and attractive special effects, not unlike that other story about storytelling, the princess bride. All these stories helped her to feed her story and this is why writing. 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. Inkheart by cornelia funke, 9781908435118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Easily design and share an ebook for amazon kindle fire, apple ipad, android, and mac or pc computers. Life in the inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of inkspell, when the story of inkheart magically drew meggie, mo. When a disturbing stranger named dustfingers intrudes on their peace, she gradually discovers that the barrier between books and the real world is permeable and that an illfated readaloud. To each genre their own, one thing to keep in mind when it comes to writing book blurbs.
Perhaps the story in the book is just the lid on a pan. The book is a quick read for its length, it keeps you engaged and wanting to know what comes next. It was an image she saw again and again the image of a girl kneeling on her bed and looking out of a window wet with rain. Even though inkheart was not originally written in english the author.
The 31 best motivational books ever written do you know that glowing feeling you get after you finish the last couple pages of a really inspirational book. Lengthy but rich fantasy great for bookloving tweens. The idea that the main character gets sucked into a magical world from the book she reads every night is brilliant and magical. The writer fenoglio and his grandchildren never come alive. Inkheart had me enthralled from the very beginning, but upon reflection, it has also taught me a thing or two about my own writing.
Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and. A blurb is a short description of a book that is written for promotional purposes. Free inkheart study unit worksheets for teachers to print. As paperback publishing developed, readers began seeing the blurb appearing on the back cover. How to write a blurb definition, examples, and more. Im sure it must be very comfortable sleeping with a hard, rectangular thing. Inkheart is a handmade font family of 22 fonts designed to play together.
She sees someone standing outside and she doesnt know who it is. Capricorn and his gang of thugs try to steal the book so they can be read back into inkworld. In 2004, funke sold the film rights to all three books to. Get a professionally written book blurb that will sell. It is the third and final book in the inkheart trilogy. The blurb is often referred to as a synopsis or simply book description. Inkheart is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy.
Inkheart by cornelia funke at the best online ebook storage. Go on, admit it, the book whispers its story to you at night. Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without meggie thinking of inkheart, the book whose. 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. Mo entrusts a book to elinor, but is all secretive about it. Inkheart is among one of the first books i can remember really loving. In 2004, funke sold the film rights to all three books to new line cinema. Discover how to make an ebook with blurbs ebook creator software.
Didnt have time to read after a month, so bought audio book too. Ebook creator software easy online ebook maker blurb. Download and read online for free inkheart by cornelia funke. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. The writing is creative and interesting, the plot is fantastical and convoluted, the characters are. But, if you have caught a potential readers attention, the blurb is what will sell your bookand convert readers. Tintenherz is a 2003 young adult fantasy novel by cornelia funke, and the first book of the inkheart trilogy.
Mo decides to bail with meggie, and dustfinger tags along as they go to visit mos absent wifes aunt, elinor. I knew that this was a fantasy adventure my favorite, and it came highly. Gah inside our story theres a dude named fenoglio, who wrote a book that he titled inkheart because, as he explains it, its title is inkheart because its about a man whose wicked heart is as black as ink, filled with darkness and evil 34. Mo discovered his power when maggie was just a baby. Inkheart family covers a wide range of different styles such as script, brush, sa. Inkheart originally titled tinterhertz is a 2003 young adult novel by german author cornelia funke, and the first in the inkheart trilogy. The 31 best motivational books of all time to inspire you. But this ability is a curse when someone comes out of a book, someone else from our world goes into the book, and this, meggie learns, is how she lost her mother many years ago. I also like that it expresses the power of the written word in a way that is exciting to children. Maggie and her father mo are two wonderful characters who have each others back and as you read on you realize what. Aug 04, 2011 buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn. When he reads aloud from books, he brings the characters to lifeliterally.
The book won the award for the booksense book of the year childrens literature in the year 2004. Meggie folchart lives alone with her father mo, a book repair specialist. Inkheart was always a favorite of mine growing up, well written and engaging, a hard book to put down. Jan 02, 2009 i just love inkheart and im reading inkspell now for the second time be4 i read inkdeath.
Suddenly, meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. I knew that this was a fantasy adventure my favorite, and it came highly recommended by my nineyearold nephew, so i had no trepidation going into it, but the first specific thing that grabbed me once i had started reading was the fact that author cornelia. Now the villain, capricorn, whom mo accidentally released from a book called inkheart, is determined to capture mo, meggie, and the book, and force mo to read both. The book blurb s main purpose is to lure readers in and captivate them enough to buy the book. Inkheart inkheart trilogy by cornelia funke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I likes inkheart, but i loved inkspell and am looking forward to inkdeath. Gah inside our story theres a dude named fenoglio, who wrote a book that he titled inkheart because, as he explains it, its title is inkheart.
Inkspell is a 2005 young adult novel by german author cornelia funke originally released in germany under the title tintenblut. Oct 04, 20 an easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. From internationally acclaimed storyteller cornelia funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback. Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the. From the characters, the plot, the old fashioned writing. Generally, 150200 words are more than enough for a full blurb. Up to date inkheart has sold over three million copies worldwide. You know, that sense of wonder, the goosebumps, the. Moving to aunt elinors to protect the valuable book inkheart from both capricorn and dustfinger. Cornelia funke writing styles in inkheart cornelia funke this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil ruler escapes. The idea that the main character gets sucked into a magical world from the book she. He read so lyrically from the the book inkheart, that several of the books wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor. And writing down the story was great fun, for she got to read lots of books full of the strangest stories about book collectors, book maniacs, books thieves, book.
Resa is a mute who taught dustfinger how to read and write who came out of the inkheart story a. Cornelia funke writing styles in inkheart cornelia funke this study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of inkheart. Now you probably are wondering, hey, ive read the title of this post. Nov 21, 2003 inkheart by cornelia funke, translated by anthea bell 544pp, chicken house. Mo is merely a collec tion of attributes and meggie, the heroine, wobbles between. Her father invites the stranger in, who introduces himself as dustfinger. Meggie, an avid reader, lives alone with her father, a bookbinder. 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. All these stories helped her to feed her story and this is why writing a story has never been as easy for her as it has been with inkheart. The writing has gotten better as has the story and characters. Life in the inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of inkspell, when the story of inkheart magically drew meggie, mo and dustfinger back into its pages. Traditionally, it would be found on the inside back cover of a hardback.
Based on a 2007 online poll, the national education association named the book one of its teachers top 100 books for children. It always stays the same, but underneath theres a whole world that goes on developing and changing like our own world. Buy inkheart inkheart trilogy, book 1 1 by cornelia funke isbn. The process is exactly the same as writing a blurb for a fiction book, although the blurb will focus on selling the benefits of the book to the potential reader and how the book will help them if they buy it, rather than trying to hook them into a story. Meggies father, mo, has an wonderful and sometimes terrible ability. It always stays the same, but underneath theres a whole world that. Explore inkheart, an online literary experience from flashlight readers, lets fans of the cornelia funke book go inside their favorite read.
Take the inkheart quiz to find out which character is most like them. The inkheart series is a succession of four fantasy novels written by german author cornelia. I imagine the book reads well in german, but i know for a fact that the translator has done an estimable job of creating an english version of inkheart. What is the ending to the book inkheart by cornelia funke.
Funke knows how to spin a fantasy, and yet, her characters are real. Get started making an ebook with blurbs ebook creator. My 9 years old was listening to audio book with me and he loved it. When writing a novel, there are few selling tools as important as a solidly written book blurb. An easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. Oct 01, 2011 inkheart was always a favorite of mine growing up, well written and engaging, a hard book to put down. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. In the year 2003, cornelia funke wrote another award winning novel, the inkheart.
Here are the top ten tips we believe to be the most essential to crafting a book description that sells. 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. Apr 30, 2015 4th grade teachers favorite book, so i bought this. How to write an effective blurb for a selfpublished book.
See more ideas about i love books, inkheart series and love book. Free inkheart worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Inkheart tintenherz in its original german is the first of a. Originally released in germanspeaking europe, the english translation of the third book, entitled inkdeath, by anthea bell was released in october 2008. One night a guy named dustfinger comes to see mo, and they talk about some dude whos on his trail capricorn. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called. The plot will take place five years after the events of inkdeath and include all major characters like meggie, farid, dustfinger, and orpheus. Capricorn and his gang of thugs try to steal the book so.
Send me the first 3 5 chapters of your finished manuscript up to 5,000 words. And writing down the story was great fun, for she got to read lots of books full of the strangest stories about book collectors, book maniacs, books thieves, book murderers, and book addicts. Inkheart is the title of our book and the book within the book. One cruel night, meggies father reads aloud from a book called inkheart and an evil. Speak your mind by writing an editorial with help from this stepbystep workshop.
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