One night when Meggie was a young child, her father reads aloud from the book Inkheart, and brings the villain, Capricorn, to life, along with his minions and followers. Now, Meggie and her father, Mo, have to figure out how to harness the magic that brought Capricorn into their world in order to overcome him. They have to figure out how to change the story that changed their lives forever.

I remember reading other books by Cornelia Funke when I was in middle school and absolutely loving them. She writes in a style that creates really vivid pictures in the readers head, and has unique ideas that definitely appeal to young adults, as well as adults who love fantasy. I personally loved the idea of being able to read a book out loud and have the characters come to life. It's something that I would love to be able to do myself, and be able to have the chance to talk to the characters that I've loved all my life. Despite its length, Inkheart reads fairly quickly and is pretty fast paced. It's pretty easy to get sucked into the story, and you just want to read it until you find out what happens next. Funke definitely keeps you engaged the entire time, and sometimes that's hard to do with a novel that is over 500 pages. That being said, I think there were a lot of places where I thought the novel was going to stop, and something happened, and it kept going. While I was still interested in the story enough to keep going, I kind of wish it wasn't so up and down with the plot. Though this may be something that would appeal to younger readers, rather than older ones.

As far as a classroom goes, I think this one would be a good one to keep on the shelf, especially for kids that love fantasy. I don't really see how it could be taught in a classroom setting, but it's a book that students will definitely love, specifically students in middle school, because the main protagonist is 12 years old. However, students of all ages would definitely enjoy this book.