Ever since her mother disappeared nine years ago, twelve-year-old Meggie and her father Mo have centered their lives on books and reading. Piles of books are stacked all over their house, Mo spends his days restoring books in his workshop, and Meggie often falls asleep with a book under her pillow. Mysteriously enough, though, Meggie realizes that she has never heard Mo read aloud.
When she discovers Mo's secret - that he can literally read characters from books into life - Meggie begins to think that there might be more to her mother's disappearance than she has always been told. And when one of the menacing characters from a book she has read shows up at her front door, Meggie discovers that she is in for a quest. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - a kid Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |