Lynnie 
young adult fiction, series
From the Goodreads description: Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius, and above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories—they're dangerous!
I bought Artemis Fowl years ago for my son to read (he enjoyed it) but never read it myself so I thought I'd give it a shot after seeing a trailer for a Disney version (which now that I've read the book, seems to be a dramatically different version). It's a cute and quick book, but also more juvenile that I usually read- I would guess it's a great read for middle schoolers.
That said, the story was fun and I enjoyed most of the characters and events Eoin Colfer created, particularly the descriptions of fairy life. There were several scenes that made me chuckle along the way, particularly those involving Mulch Diggums, the thieving dwarf.
It would be a great story for families who still like to read aloud to one another.
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