characters in literature

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characters in literature

Inkheart

movie novelization
2009
Meggie learns that her father's gift of being able to bring to life people and things he reads about in books has been passed on to her and tries to use the power to rescue her mother, who was pulled into the pages of a fantasy novel when Meggie was a child.

Looking for Cinderella

1996
When Hilda goes for a walk, she encounters storybook characters who repeatedly mistake her for Cinderella and try to get her to marry the prince.

Beware of the storybook wolves

2003
When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother.

The vampire stalker

2011
Amy is in love with Alexander Banks, the main character in her favorite series of vampire books, but when she meets Alexander in real life after he escapes from the pages of his story, she agrees to help him track down a wicked vampire named Vigo and return to his fictional world.

Capt. Hook

the adventures of a notorious youth
2007
Describes the youthful adventures of J. M. Barrie's classic character, Captain Hook, from his days at Eton to his voyages on the high sea.

The big, big wall

2009
Humpty Dumpty, fearing he is going to fall off the wall, is offered all kinds of help, but he does not feel safe in making the attempt until his friend pig comes along. Presented in English and Spanish.

Voyage of the Bassett

1996
In 1850, with the importance of myths in question, Professor Aisling and his two young daughters embark on a journey aboard a magical ship and encounter an assortment of characters who prove the power of stories.

ArchEnemy

2010
The people of Wonderland lose their creative drive when the power of the Heart Crystal is depleted, and when even Queen Alyss loses her powers, everybody takes comfort in the fact that Redd Heart is similarly disabled.

The great good thing

a novel
2002
Twelve-year-old Princess Sylvie's storybook kingdom really is a storybook, where nothing ever changes, even the character's mad scramble to reach their places whenever the book is opened, until Sylvie discovers she can enter new worlds with the Reader, and find new adventures.

Redwall

friend and foe
2000
A guide to the heroes and villains of the famous Redwall novels.

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