Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians

from mtwaldman

This book was a very fun, silly read. This book does not take itself very seriously it is similar in genre to Harry Potter, but not as complex and has more humor. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Riordan's or Rowlings books. It is a very enjoyable book .

from sleahey

With zany humor, the fight between good and evil is set in a magical library peopled with evil librarians. Alcatraz, who has been in foster care his whole life, receives a bag of sand on his 13th birthday, and the adventure begins. Many of the characters are named after prisons, many have talents...

from kslade

Enjoyable fantasy with tongue-in-cheek. A coworker talked me into reading it and I really liked it.

from cybrarianne

Brian Sanderson has written an entertaining and action-packed fantasy, with nods to Douglas Adams and a few very thinly veiled references to J.K. Rowling. Alcatraz (our hero) has lived with numerous foster families, each experience ending in some disaster. For Alcatraz breaks things...really, he ...

from YouthGPL

Kearsten says: Alcatraz has no idea he's a heir to a mysterious and special...bag of sand. On his 13th birthday, everything he thought he knew has changed, and it's up to him to defeat the evil Librarians (who've been lying about the truth for many years) and save the world from evil Librarian-do...