Twelve-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.
General Note
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2003 by The Chicken House"--T.p. verso.
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2003 by The Chicken House"--T.p. verso.