2009+Annotations

 __2009 ANNOTATIONS-__  Colfer, Eoin. “__Artemis Fowl #2-The Arctic Incident.”__ New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2002. Pages: 277. Genre: Fantasy The main character in this fantasy book is Artemis Fowl. In this story, Artemis makes fairy friends and goes underground with them before he finds out that his father is alive and that the Russian Mafia was holding him for ransom. With his new fairy friends, Artemis goes to Russia in the arctic to save his dad. When you read this book, you will find out if Artemis succeeded. I sort of recommend this book but not completely. Though there is some action, I do not feel that there is enough action to fill the book but I like the message of the story. Money isn’t everything but when it comes to family, you have to give everything you can to help. If you like action and like the concept of rescuing someone then you will probably enjoy this book.  Colfer, Eoin. “__Artemis Fowl#4- The Opal Deception.”__ New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2005. Pages: 343. Genre: Fantasy The main character Artemis Fowl, a teen criminal mastermind, was mind wiped at the end of the fantasy book before this one so he knows nothing of his fairy friends that live underground. Opal Koboi, an evil pixie, wants to make humans and fairies go to war so that she could take over the world. When Opal starts attacking a fairy (Captain Holly Short,) she thinks that she is definitely going to win but Holly goes to Artemis and tries to remind him of fairies so that he can help her. As Holly and Artemis go to underground troll infested theme parks and into an underground mobile with his friends, he might have a chance to stop the evil Opal Koboi. I highly recommend this book to anyone because it has a lot of action, old friends, adventures, dangers and much more. As Artemis slowly remembers about the fairies, things get pretty extreme. If you are a person who likes action, criminal masterminds and dangerous missions, then this is the book for you. **Pages: 395. **  Howe, Peter. “Waggit’s Tale” New York, NY: Harper’s Children’s Books. 2008. Pages: 2008. Genre: Fiction In this fiction story, the main character is a dog named Waggit who travels through Central Park after he is let off the leash by his owner. As Waggit looks for a home, a group of dogs who live in a little tunnel in Central Park take him in. The main conflict in the story is Waggit’s survival. Can Waggit survive the harsh weather and the evil dogs? Will Waggit find his owner again? I don’t recommend this book because it was kind of boring and very predictable. Also, there was barely any action and it was extremely corny. If you are a reader who likes action and adventure, then do not read this book.  
 * Colfer, Eoin. “__Artemis Fowl.”__ New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2001. Pages: 279. **
 * Genre: Fantasy **
 * The main character in this fantasy book is Artemis Fowl, a teen criminal mastermind, and a captain fairy named Holly. This story takes place in Vietnam, the coast of Dublin but mostly in Artemis’s home, the Fowl Manor located in Ireland. In the story, Artemis Fowl learns about the fairy population underground and plans to capture a fairy. Artemis Fowl succeeded and captured fairy captain Holly Short and holds her for ransom. Artemis will only give Holly back when he gets fairy gold. When the fairies find out about this situation, they decide to save Holly and their gold. Will Artemis win? Will Captain Holly be saved? There’s only one way to find out. **
 *  I recommend this book to readers that like action and that are patient. The reason you have to be patient is because there is not much action or conflict in the first half of the book but then you are pushed into suspense, giant butlers and trolls fighting and extreme intelligence. If you love action, fairies and if you are patient, then I guarantee you that you will like this book. **
 * Colfer, Eoin. “__Artemis Fowl #3- The Eternity Code.”__ New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children, 2003. Pages: 309. **
 * Genre: Fantasy **
 *  The main character in this fantasy book is Artemis Fowl, a teen criminal mastermind. In this book, Artemis uses fairy technology with human technology to make an extremely advanced supercomputer that was snatched away by an evil man named Jon Spiro and taken to his highly secured building. If Jon unlocks the supercomputer code, he can reveal the fairy existence underground and destroy them. Will Artemis and the fairies break into Jon’s building and get the computer back? **
 *  I highly recommend this book to any reader that reader that can recognize an awesome book. This Artemis Fowl book is filled with action and suspense. As Artemis and his fairy friends slowly break into Jon Spiro’s building, you can’t stop flipping the pages. If you are a reader that loves action, suspense, fairies and geniuses, then this is definitely the book for you. **
 * Kerr, Phillip. “__ Children of the lamp- The Day of the Djinn Warriors __ .”New York, NY: Orchard Books. **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Genre: Fantasy **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> This fantasy book is about two child djinn (genies) that are trying to get their mother who left them to become the blue djinn (the queen) home again by reawakening a spirit and making it a queen. The main setting is in China and many other parts of the world including the spirit world. On their way, they meet weird soldiers that eat souls. Now it is up to John and Philippa (the young genies) to stop these soldiers. **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> I would recommend this book to a lot of people. This book contains jokes, laughs, adventures and dangerous journeys all over. If you like adventures and genies, then I suggest that you go get these books today. **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lee, Harper. “To Kill a Mockingbird” New York, NY: Warner Books. 1960. Pages: 281. **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Genre: Historical Fiction **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is written from the perspective of a six year old girl named Jean though most people call her Scout. This historical fiction book takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and her brother, Jem Finch, are normal kids who get into a tough situation when their father, Atticus Finch, who is also a lawyer, must defend a black man called Tom Robinson. Scout and Jem are teased and have to stay together when the town opposes their father and Tom. How will things turn out? **
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> I recommend this book to those who appreciate well-written historical fiction novels and for those who like to read action packed books. When I say action packed, I do not mean blowing up cars or chasing a robber, I mean finding evidence in court or getting close to a haunted house. This book is a great classic that I think everyone should read. Don't believe me? Read it for yourself! **