Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke is a German author of adventure and fantasy children’s/YA novels. She is best known for her Inkheart Trilogy, and also writes the Ghosthunters series. She has been referred to as the “German J.K. Rowling .” When she was young, Cornelia wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot (as many kids do), but ended up going to the University of Hamburg for pedagogy and becoming a social worker for deprived children. Cornelia lives in Beverly Hills, California.