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Artemis Fowl

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Colfer, Eoin
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Hyperion Books For Children, 2001.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Series:	Colfer, Eoin. Artemis Fowl ; 1.
Subjects:	Kidnapping > Juvenile fiction. Magic > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Fairies > Juvenile fiction. England > Juvenile fiction. Fowl, Artemis > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction. Action and adventure fiction > Juvenile. Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
Physical Description:	277 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:	9781423124528 01423124529 0786808012 0786817070 725961006990
Author Notes:	Eoin Colfer was born in Wexford, Ireland on May 14, 1965. After taking a three-year degree course in Dublin, he qualified as a primary teacher in 1986. Returning to Wexford he began teaching in a local primary school by day and wrote at night. In 1991, he left Ireland and spent the next four years working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. Resettling in Wexford after his arrival back in Ireland, he recommenced his teaching career, continuing his habit of writing after school. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in October 1998. His other works include Benny and Babe, the O'Brien Flyers series, and the Artemis Fowl series. He became a full-time author following the success of Artemis Fowl. The Wish List won a Bisto Merit Award in 2001. In 2015 he won an Irish Book Award in the children's category with his title Imaginary Fred. (Bowker Author Biography)