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Twelve-year-old villain, artemis fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. his bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. but he’s taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps captain holly short of the leprecon (lower elements police reconnaissance unit). for a start, leprechaun technology is more advanced than our own. add to that the fact that holly is a true heroine and that her senior officer commander root will stop at nothing to get her back and you’ve got the mother of all sieges brewing!

When some local pets from riverside street and puddlemud lane go missing, the main character amanda and her best friend jasmine decide to investigate. after initially suspecting the new girl, zelda, who has moved to the street, the three girls form a coven with the help of their friendly neighbour, mr alva, to uncover the mystery and rescue the pets. full of exhilarating action and endearing moments, this story follows the three girls as they embark on forming the witches of puddlemud lane!

There is nothing to be found in the pages of a series of unfortunate events but misery and despair. you still have time to choose another international best-seller to read. but if you must know what unpleasantries befall the charming and clever baudelaire children read on . . . in the bad beginning the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune and cold porridge for breakfast. then again, why trouble yourself with the unfortunate resolutions? with 5 million copies sold in the uk alone, one might consider lemony snicket’s a series of unfortunate events to make him one of the most successful children’s authors of the past decade. we, however, consider these miserable so-called adventure stories and the hollywood film starring jim carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake.