Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians - Hardcover

Sanderson, Brandon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439925509 ISBN 13: 9780439925501

Publisher: Scholastic US, 2007

Synopsis

When he comes into the possession of a special bag of sand that has the power to transform information, Alcatraz realizes the importance of this mysterious gift when it is stolen by a group of Evil Librarians who use it to suppress truth and spread lies in order to achieve world domination. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

This is an excellent choice to read aloud to the whole family. It's funny, exciting, and briskly paced. Best of all, the message it gives young readers is that a person's flaws-being late, breaking things, etc.-can sometimes turn into useful talents. "Nancy Pearl on NPR'S Morning Edition"

A happily action-packed romp, with just the right amount of repartee between Alcatraz and his cantankerous teenage protector Bastille, and a cliffhanger ending that promises more of the same. Plus dinosaurs in tweed vests. Who could ask for more? "Horn Book"

In this original, hysterical homage to fantasy literature, Sanderson's first novel for youth recalls the best in Artemis Fowl and A Series of Unfortunate Events. "VOYA""

"This is an excellent choice to read aloud to the whole family. It's funny, exciting, and briskly paced. Best of all, the message it gives young readers is that a person's flaws-being late, breaking things, etc.-can sometimes turn into useful talents." --Nancy Pearl on NPR'S Morning Edition

"A happily action-packed romp, with just the right amount of repartee between Alcatraz and his cantankerous teenage protector Bastille, and a cliffhanger ending that promises more of the same. Plus dinosaurs in tweed vests. Who could ask for more?" --Horn Book

"In this original, hysterical homage to fantasy literature, Sanderson's first novel for youth recalls the best in Artemis Fowl and A Series of Unfortunate Events." --VOYA

Book Description:

The first in this gripping and action-packed adventure series, featuring an unlikely but immensely likeable hero, a cult of Evil Librarians intent on taking over the world - and a mysterious bag of sand!

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic US
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0439925509
• ISBN 13: 9780439925501
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 308