Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians (Series #1) (Hardcover)

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...

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 yonitdm

I'm kind of torn on this review. I love the world building and the characters, as classic Brandon Sanderson. I didn't care for the narrative style here. The main character breaks the fourth wall and directly talks to the audience and various points in the narrative and I understand that there's s...