Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians
by Brandon Sanderson
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Author: Brandon SandersonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0439925509
Number of pages: 320
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Scholastic Press
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Book Review: Let Go of Your Evil Librarian Side and Enjoy
Summary: 5 Stars
I met Brandon Sanderson and heard an author's reading this week. It gave a flavor of his personality and writing, enough to browse the shelf and pick up Alcatraz. Brandon wrote it as a quick break from crunching two serial volumes of his serious fantasy work. Don't let the young audience deter you, nor the dissuasions of librarians everywhere, who tried to block the book's publication. You'd expect that from cabals that control the Hushlander (shhh, keep it down, would you?) world.
Alcatraz seems to break just about everything he touches. It's practically a gift. Bouncing between foster homes, he seems too prone to breaking things to have a settled life. The grandfather he'd never known arrives a day late for his 13th birthday, learning Alcatraz has lost the bag of sand his unknown parents sent for his birthday. Now they have to save the Free Kingdoms from the plot of the evil librarians to take over the world.
Sanderson is hilarious, thought provoking, and insightful. He peoples the story with memorable characters, none of whom is the deceased dog or mother you dread reading about in "meaningful" books recommended by librarian types. Instead, Alcatraz takes you on a rollicking adventure that just might involve dinosaurs, sharks, paper monsters, enchanted glass, magical powers, and being sacrificed to the evil powers on an altar made of outdated encyclopedias. Or it might be a story about a boy and his dog. You never know until you read it. Alcatraz is well-written and funny--a swift read that just might change your ingrained preconceptions of the free world forever.
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