A Great Literary Series

When preparing for my last road trip, I went to the library and checked out several audio-books on CD. One of them was a literary series that we are really enjoying. It is a:

• Young Adult Fictional Series.
• Written by a European.
• About a pre-pubescent boy.
• The main character is brilliant and extremely wealthy.
  
• Audio and Video rights to the series have been sold.
  

Sound familiar?

Sounds like Harry Potter by JK Rowling, right?

Well, what if I add these points:

• Written by a Irish Man.
• About a Criminal-Mastermind.
• Whose parents are alive and well.

Now do you know who it is?

Artemis Fowl. Written by Eoin Colfer. Currently, there are six books in the series with a movie in the works.

• Book 1 - Artemis Fowl
• Book 2 - Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
• Book 3 - Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
• Book 4 - Artemis Fowl: The Opal Deception
• Book 5 - Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
• Book 6 - Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

There are also some supplemental materials out like The Artemis Fowl Files.

You should go check it out. Really. Go to your library and check it out! Then, in a few days (that's all it'll take to read the first book), let me know how much you enjoy it!