Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 780L · 2003
Why we'd hand it over
A clever heist-and-rescue hybrid where a 12-year-old crime prodigy has to choose loyalty over profit; the wit and world-building reward rereading, though pacing flags in the middle.