Cornelia Funke

A dragon. A boy. A journey.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, embarks on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever.

Along the way, he discovers extraordinary new friends and a courage he never knew he had. But the greatest enemy of all is never far behind - a heartless monster intent on destroying the last dragons on earth ...

Mo, a gentle bookbinder with an extraordinary secret, and his daughter Meggie love books, yet he has not read aloud to her since her mother disappeared years ago. After a mysterious stranger visits them, Mo tells Meggie they must go into hiding. But why? - and from whom?

Meggie is still thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters came alive. Dustfinger, the fire-eater who was read out of his world, is desperate to return to the tale and finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back.

Two orphaned children are on the run in Venice with a bungling detective on their trail. They are befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord.

Thanks to Twinklestar, the lightning-shy reindeer, Santa and his caravan have come crashing down in a storm just two weeks before Christmas and the ruthless Gerold Geronimus Goblynch plans to turn the holiday into his personal moneymaking scheme. Santa will have to face Goblynch and his Nutcracker goons if he's ever to rescue Christmas!