Meggie, 12, learns her father Mo can "read" characters out of books. When her father Mo reads a book aloud, the characters and other objects appear in the real world. Nine years ago he accidentally read aloud from a book called Inkheart and released good and evil characters into the real world. At the same time, Meggie's mother disappeared into the story. Meggie must find the author of Inkheart in the hope that he can write a new ending to the story. Grades 4-8 You may also enjoy: Coraline by Neil Gaiman -When Coraline steps through a special doorway to find another house similar to her own the other family wants her to stay, be their little girl and never let her go. Grades 5-8