Cornelia Funke
One of Germany's best-loved children's authors, Cornelia Funke first established her huge international fan base with the publication of the New York Times bestseller Dragon Rider. She has won the Book Sense Children's Literature Award twice and the Roswitha Prize, and was voted into Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people in 2005. Her Inkheart trilogy was adapted into a major Hollywood movie. Cornelia resides in sunny Los Angeles.
Books
Dragon Rider
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: The Chicken House
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+
Together with his faithful brownie friend Sorrel and a boy called Ben, the brave young dragon Firedrake embarks on a magical journey across mountains, oceans and earth to find the legendary resting place of the silver dragons.
Ghost Knight
Author: Cornelia Funke
Translator: Oliver Latsch Illustrator: Andrea Offermann
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 9+
At his new boarding school in Salisbury, Jon finds himself contronted by a terrifying and vengeful gang of ghosts that no one else can see.
Inkheart
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: The Chicken House
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 9+
12-year-old Meggie and her father, Mo, a bookbinder, both love reading, but since the disappearance of Meggie's mother, they no longer read together. One night a stranger knocks at their door, prompting Mo to reveal his awful secret.
Monster Busters
Author: Cornelia Funke
Illustrator: Glenys Ambrus
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 7-11
Reading age: 7
Rosa loves ghost trains so she is very excited when the fair comes to town.
Reckless: The Petrified Flesh
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Chicken House
Interest age: 11-15
Reading age: 11+
A dark and dangerous world peopled by dwarves, shape-shifting vixen, mythical beasts and stone Goyls lurks on the other side of the ornate mirror in Jacob's father's study.
The Summer Gang
Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Chicken House
Interest age: 8+
Reading age: 8+
Living on a remote farm, Charlie wants nothing more than sneak off with a gang of friends for adventure. This summer she's going to make it happen, no matter what.
Young Werewolf
Author: Cornelia Funke
Illustrator: David Roberts
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Interest age: 7+
Reading age: 8+
Young Werewolf is a well-pitched horror story just scary enough for younger readers - a great narrative with well-drawn characters both of children and grown-ups and a rich study of friendship.