by Eoin Colfer
 
In his second adventure, the youngest, brightest, and most dangerous criminal mastermind is at boarding school when he receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. It's from a man Artemis never thought he'd see again: his father, who has been kidnapped by the Russian mafia and pleads for Artemis's help. Review Quotes: "The world Colfer creates is vivid and fantastical as any shire, gotham, or galaxy far, far away in recent memory." Review Quotes: "Colfer's finger is firmly on the pulse of his target market, and along with extra helpings of sly humor he delivers a cracking good read." Biographical Note: Eoin Colfer is the New York Times best-selling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Airman, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Eoin Colfer's Legend of... books, The Wish List, Benny and Omar; and Benny and Babe. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children. Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic -Mothers and sons -Fathers and sons -Kidnapping -Magic -Fairies -Fowl, Artemis (Fictitious character)