Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a twelve-year boy who has developed a plan to rebuild his family's fortunes with fairy gold. His first step is to obtain a copy of the "Book" which reveals all fairy secrets. Then he must find a way to read the obscure language used in the book. His plan involves kidnapping a fairy, then ransoming her for a ton of fairy gold. But this is no "sugar plum" fairy, she is armed and dangerous. In this story of humans against fairy people, we meet all manner of magical people, including goblins, elves, trolls, dwarfs, and centaurs. Will Artemis Fowl succeed in his quest for fairy gold? Read this book to find out.