Inkheart

Ahh...Inkheart. Why didn't I read this years ago?? Even if you don't like fantasy...it would be worth reading for all of the good book name-dropping! There are quotes from so many good books...'The Princess Bride' and 'Lord of the Rings'...'Peter Pan' and 'The Sword in the Stone'. Or to read it just to read about Elinor's fabulous library that sends a book worm like me into fits of jealousy :)

Meggie's quiet, book-filled life is disrupted one rainy night by a late night visitor. A strange visitor that fills her with some sort of dread. His name is Dustfinger, and he is there for her father, Mo.

Mo is a chocolate-loving book binder who lives on the run. He is constantly moving Meggie from place to place, trying to escape...escape what, Meggie is unsure. But soon she will know all, for Dustfingers visit is the beginning of an adventure she had only ever read about.

Nine years ago, Mo quit reading outloud. Meggie never thought to ask why, but she will soon learn that it has to do with Dustfinger, and an evil man named Capricorn, and the mother that she can't remember.

A good read! I would (and have) reccommended it to any young person who enjoys reading, and any adult who wants to loose themselves in a book-filled fantasy world :)

Cheers!