by Cornelia Funke · Little Brown & Co · tapa dura · ISBN 9780316056090
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«Reckless» is the young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke, published by Little Brown & Co in hardcover (400 pages, in English).
Jacob Reckless escapes as a child to another world through a mirror in his father's study, where he searches for magical objects. When his brother Will follows him, an attack by the Goyl infects him with a curse that petrifies his skin. With the help of Fox, a shapeshifting vixen, Jacob will try to stop the spell before losing him forever.
First installment of the Mirrorworld saga, published in 2010; the English translation is by Oliver Latsch.
For young readers from about 10 years old, with a dark fantasy that reinterprets fairy tales.
Cornelia Maria Funke is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 1980s and focused primarily on fantasy-oriented stories that depict the lives of children faced with adversity. Funke has since become Germany's "bestselling author for children". Her work has been translated into several languages and, as of 2012, Funke has sold over 20 million copies of her books worldwide.
