Eoin Colfer — Artemis Fowl
Puffin 2011 Paperback 320 Rumour has it ARTEMIS FOWL is responsible for every major crime of the new century. Just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. Kidnapping a fairy for ransom, to be precise. Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous -- and extremely high-tech -- fairies. But he may have underestimated their powers. They will fight back. Is the boy about to trigger a cross-species war?Let the misadventure begin. Very Good