Sunday, October 21, 2007

Artemis Fowl, Opal Deception



The book that I have just finished reading is Artemis Fowl, The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer. It is about Opal getting revenge on the people that put her in jail. In this book, Artemis Fowl became the victim of amnesia ("mind wipe"). As in other Artemis Fowl adventures, Holly Short helped Artemis to regain his memory in order to defeat Opal.


Opal is a Pixie genius who out-smarted the LEP and broke out of jail. She is taking revenge on those (Artemis Fowl, Butler, Holly Short and the Commander of the LEP) who put her in jail in the first place. At the end, she is apprehended and returns to jail.

Butler is Artemis' bodyguard and a very good one. He had graduated from the best bodyguard school. Butler saved Artemis' life countless times.

I think this book is very well writen. The plot is very clever and the details leading up to the plot are very descriptive. This book grabs your interest and enthusiusm, and doesn't let go until the very end.

The reading strategies that I used when reading this book are making mental images and reading between the lines. Sometimes the author hides information in sentences. If the reader is clever enough and finds this information, he or she will uncover and learn more about the plot in the book.

The author of the Artemis Fowl series is Eoin Colfer. The series includes The Artic Incident, The Eternity Code, etc. The strategies used in all the Artemis Fowl series is that the author keeps the reader guessing until the end.

Artemis Fowl, The Eternity Code




Artemis Fowl,the Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer is about Artemis Fowl selling fairy technology to John Spiro, a rich and evil man. Mr. Spiro tricked Artemis, stole the fairy technology, and ordered his hench men to kill Artemis and Butler, Artemis's body guard. Artemis escaped and asked the LEP and Holly Sort for help to retrieve the fairy technology.

Holly Short is a LEP officer. She is the only girl to ever join this elite group. She is stuck with her duty of providing neverending assistance to Artemis whenever he gets in trouble. She feels obligated to do this, strangely enough, since Artmemis kidnapped her.

Mr. Spiro is the villain in this book. He stole Artemis' fairy technology, without understanding and knowing that it is fairy technology. When Spiro discovers the powers of the fairy technology, he will be transformed into the strongest human ever.

If you like science fiction books, then you should read Artemis Fowl. The author uses rapid-fire dialogue to get the reader interested. This book is very well writen and it is humorous.

The strategies that I used were summarizing and making mental images. These reading strategies helped me better understand the book. I was able to predict what will happen next.

The author of Artemis Fowl, The Eternity Code is Eoin Colfer. He wrote the entire Artemis Fowl series and Super Natural books. I think his favorite writing strategy is using rapid-fire dialogue.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Artemis Fowl, the Artic Incident


Artemis Fowl,the Artic Incident, by Eoin Colfer, is about Cudgeon getting revenge on the LEP. Artemis is at boarding school when he receives an urgent e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafia, Artemis' father. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesies, captian Holly Short. This time instead of battling the fairies, he joined them to fight Cudgeon and, in return, they promised him to help rescue his father.


The main character of Artemis Fowl, the Artic Incident is Artemis Fowl. He is a genius who outsmarts some of the world's most notorious criminal minds. In this book, he is kinder because he helps the fairies.

The main villain of Artemis Fowl is Cudgeon. Cudgeon tried to take revenge on the fairy people by teaming-up with the goblin gangs and Kobi the pixie. At the end, the LEP and Artemis won and the villains were all sent to jail.


If you like fantasy and science fiction, you should read Artemis Fowl. One of the techniques that Eoin Colfer uses is dialogue to show action. Another technique used by this author is he keeps you guessing until the very end.


The reading strategies that I used were making mental images and asking questions. These strategies helped me understand the book better. By understanding the book better, the reader can appreciate the depth of the story and becomes engaged in the main charecter's adventures as he fights evil.


The author of Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident is Eoin Colfer, who authored the entire Artemis Fowl series. Eoin Colfer keeps the reader in constant suspense throughout this book.