Cornelia Funke News

HEARTED tale of two children's adventure to save the last real Santa makes its UK premier in Taunton next week.

AN Abergavenny girl has won a place in the final of a childrena s quiz show. Lowri Turner, 11, of Lansdown Road is one of five youngsters who will battle it out for the crown of Mastermind Plant Cymru 2009 on the Welsh language channel S4C on Thursday night.

Literature has the ability to take us to far-away, magical places that incite the imagination, an important part of reading for both adults and children.

Pittsford Community Library, 24 State St., will host a teen pizza and movie night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

L.A. Candy, by Lauren Conrad, Harper 11. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, by John Boyne, David Fickling 12.

Spring Lake District Library will be hosting a free movie with popcorn at 2 p.m. Monday, July 20.

TAUNTON'S Brewhouse Theatre will be hosting the UK theatre premier of When Santa Fell To Earth as its Christmas show.

CHILDREN'S GENERAL INTEREST 1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf 2. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen, Viking 3. The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown 4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney , Little Brown 5. Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen, Puffin 6. Three Cups of ...

Submitted by Jane Hoben on 2009-07-06.   Canton Public Library's young patrons can spend sultry July afternoons in the cool comfort of the Community Center, where "Movies on the Big Screen" are a chance to join friends, munch on popcorn, and watch some new movies and some classics.

Brendan Fraser leads a splendid cast in an all-fun, all-family film of Cornelia Funke's bestseller.

New on DVD, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart comes alive on screen with Brendan Fraser playing the unfortunately gifted man who finds out that he can bring characters to life from the pages of any book.

Our review of Inkheart , published June 23rd, 2009, is also available. Every story ever written is just waiting to become real! Ever since Harry Potter first snagged the Philosopher's Stone, publishers have been churning out book after book, series after series, in the hopes that Hollywood is waiting in the wings to snatch up the next big thing.

Caught in the wake of Adam Sandler's "Bedtime Stories," "Inkheart" is another fantasy about story characters coming to life ... literally.

This week's video releases range from a family friendly fantasy starring Brendan Fraser to an R-rated animated film that won a Golden Globe.

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Every story ever written is just waiting to become real. There is a trope among readers of "falling into a good book" that has maintained prominence for generations because most of us literary types approach many books to escape from our regular life into the fantastic worlds created by our favorite authors.

Vivek and Kavya are two youngsters who have different concepts of life. How will it be if these two polar opposites get married? 'Ivar Vivahitharayal' is a humorous take on such a situation.

Navy divers and SEALs removed 1,500 pounds of trash Monday during a cleanup of Honolulu Harbor.

Compiled by Marlene Charnizon -- School Library Journal, 6/8/2009 In the elementary grades, longtime favorite series Sarah Provence, Churchill Road Elementary School, McLean, VA: Our library serves approximately 740 students in grades K6.

'Inkheart' by Cornelia Funke has been chosen by the children of Hawaii as the winner of the 2009 Nene Award.