Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

One cruel night, Meggie's father, Mo, reads aloud from INKHEART, and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction, landing instead in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie's in the middle of the kind of adventure she thought only took place in fairy tales. Somehow she must master the magic that has conjured up this nightmare. Can she change the course of the story that has changed her life forever?

Enjoy! Please think about and comment on the following during or after reading:

1. Of all the characters you've read about in books, which one would you most like to bring to life or meet in person?

2. If you could enter a book for just one day, what book would you choose, and why?

3. Why does Mo keep his ability a secret from Meggie? Why has he never told her the truth about her mother?

4. Why doesn't Dustfinger read the ending of the story when he has the chance in Meggie's bedroom? What stops him?

5. Does Elinor like books more than she likes people? Has she truly been happy living alone with all her books? How does she change, and why?
6. Why isn't Fenoglio afraid when he meets Capricorn? What do you think it would feel like for an author to see his characters in real life? Does Fenoglio ever fear his characters as much as the others do?
7. Why does Fenoglio disappear at the end? Did he go into the book? If so, do you think he planned it?
8. How many secrets can you identify in the story?