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Jay Haft 8th grade Summer Reading August 1, 2007

Artemis Fowl is a series of books that I have enjoyed over the past three years. In the series, Artemis Fowl is a billionaire and is also a genius. He always has the urge for more money. In each book, he causes a problem or gets involved in a problem having to do with the fairies. The author’s name is Eoin Colfer. His most recent book is called __The Lost Colony.__ __The Lost Colony__ is a science fiction book. The book takes place in Ireland at Artemis Fowl’s mansion during the present time. Artemis Fowl is trying to discover a demon. Demons are creatures from another dimension that can travel through dimensions and through time. In the book, Artemis Fowl has found a demon and talked with it. Another group of people has found a demon and captured it. When Artemis Fowl is trying to capture the kidnapped demon, he finds out that the girl who is responsible for capturing the demon is also a genius. When he rescues the demon, he must deal with the dimensions where the demons are. The dimension where they live is collapsing, and if it does collapse, all the demons will be thrown back to the earth. This could mean that people could capture demons easily and they could discover the fairies and their locations. That would be the worst thing for the fairies. Like other Artemis Fowl books, __The Lost Colony__ is based on good versus evil. Good always wins, but in the first book, Artemis Fowl is the evil one who steals from the fairies. In __The Lost Colony__, Artemis is good, but he has been gone for two years. I really liked the style of the book because there is lots of action and suspense. For example, in the second chapter the author writes: Holly rounded the corner expecting to see the trail end of a pixie blur. Instead, she saw a ten-ton yellow multimixer bearing down on her. Obviously Doodah Day had finished being predictable. This part is about how Holly, a fairy, is chasing after a criminal and he surprises her by doing something very unpredictable. Another example of the author’s style is in Chapter 14: The others were so conditioned to the //mesmer// that they succumbed to just a tinge of it in his voice, but for Basset’s fresh young mind, Abbot was calling forth every spark of magic in his system. Magic that he had stolen. Magic that, by Fairy Law, was never to be used to //mesmerize// another fairy. This is about how Abbot, the leader of the demons, is mesmerizing them so that they do what he wants. I would recommend that you read this book because there is a lot of action and suspense. The series is really intriguing and draws you into the books. a reply from Virginia W. G. I defiantly agree that the Artemis Fowl books are great, especially the last one. I would also like to mention the they are very funny and witty!

Danny Hayes- I've read all the Artemis Fowl books and they were all very well written and all very interesting with the multiplre twists and turns throughout them. A good choice for someone looking for a new fantasy book.

Max Chung 8th Grade Summer Reading

One of the books I read over the summer was Artemis Fowl; The Lost Colony by Eion Colfer. A thousand years ago demons had a war against humans. Right before the demons lost, they gathered their 7 warlocks to move their home (Hybras) into a different dimension. They made a time spell so that in 10 thousand years the demons would materialize back to earth and take revenge on the humans. Ten thousand years later, the demons start to materialize back to earth, but can only stay there for a few seconds because they need silver on them to resist the moons pull. No1, a demon imp from Hybras materializes to earth, but gets stuck on a silver statue and gets a silver thorn in him. A girl named Minerva, captures him and wants to win the Nobel peace prize with him. Artemis needs to rescue No1 and make sure the demons don’t attack the humans. This is the most important conflict of the book. I recommend this book because there a lot of thrilling moments. This Science fiction book takes place mostly in England and Hybras, the demons home. Artemis is smart, pale, raven-haired, blue eyes, and is Irish. Over the past few years Artemis has used his mind to steal things. Minerva, Artemis’s enemy, is 3 years younger than Artemis (12), and is as smart as Artemis. She lives in Nice, France. Holly Short, is a Fairy that helps Artemis throughout the book. She is short, caring and smart. The demon that Artemis is trying to help, No1, is an demon imp from Hybras. He materializes in Minerva’s garden, and gets stuck on a silver statue so he cannot materialize again. He is different than the other imps, he is caring and gentle. Qwan, one of the 7 warlocks that transported Hybras, helps Artemis and Holly save No1. He also helps No1 discover that he is a warlock. The leader of the demons, Abbot, is a Narcissistic Demon from Hybras. He has stolen magic from a different warlock, Qweffor, than trapped him in his body. Abbot only cares about himself and hates all of the other demons. “He despised the other council members. Every one. They were weak, stupid creatures, ruled by their baser appetites. What they needed was leadership.”(309) I like Eion Colfer’s writing style a lot for many reasons. I like how he switches points of view from Artemis, to Holly and then to No1. I also liked how he overlapped and intertwined all of their point of views. Finally, at the end, Artemis figures out that your loved ones are more important than your wealth and possessions.