Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident

This book series for young adults by Eoin Colfer is an absolute hoot. The Arctic Incident is book 2 in the series and you will seriously struggle with some of the relationships between characters if you haven't read the first book, just called Artemis Fowl. In that book, 12-year old Fowl, a criminal mastermind, decides to go after the gold of the fairies, but has to outwit Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaisance) Unit. In this book, the fairies and the "Mud People" (i.e., humans) have to team up to solve a crime that involves smuggling batteries from the upper world to the lower world. If Artemis can help them track down the source of the batteries, which are being used to power now outlawed weapons in the lower world, then they might use some fairy magic to help Artemis find and rescue his father, who he has reason to believe is still alive. If you enjoy a little supernatural flavor and some tongue in cheek humor, you can't go wrong with these books.