InkheartTwelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service. |
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... whispered . Mo tenderly stroked the bridge of her nose . " Ah , so you noticed , " he whispered back . " Yes , I thought that might help . Perhaps the savage old pirate won't feel we're calling to him then , I told myself , and he'll ...
... whispered . Mo tenderly stroked the bridge of her nose . " Ah , so you noticed , " he whispered back . " Yes , I thought that might help . Perhaps the savage old pirate won't feel we're calling to him then , I told myself , and he'll ...
Page 195
... whispered as he got to work on the lock . " They put people condemned to death in the crypt under the church . Ever since I told Basta for a joke that a White Lady haunts the stone coffins down there , he turns white as a sheet whenever ...
... whispered as he got to work on the lock . " They put people condemned to death in the crypt under the church . Ever since I told Basta for a joke that a White Lady haunts the stone coffins down there , he turns white as a sheet whenever ...
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... whispered Fenoglio . Meggie smiled . " It's elvish writing ! " she whispered . " Mo and I have been using it as our secret writing ever since I read The Lord of the Rings , but he's probably rather out of practice . He's made quite a ...
... whispered Fenoglio . Meggie smiled . " It's elvish writing ! " she whispered . " Mo and I have been using it as our secret writing ever since I read The Lord of the Rings , but he's probably rather out of practice . He's made quite a ...
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