The target market for this book may be pre-teens but put "evil librarians" in the title and I had to at least take a look. I saw Alcatraz versus the evil librarians on the audiobook shelf at work and took it right home to listen to. Author, Brandon Sanderson, is the reader and does an excellent job. Like the best children's movies, there was lots of humour for the adults too. The premise was innovative, the plot fun, and the details made it all work.
Take a ward of the State, who has been bounced around from foster home to foster home, and tell him that the klutziness that drives him and his guardians crazy, is actually his greatest asset. Tell him that he is not a societal misfit, but a hero in the making with undeveloped superpowers. Tell him that the rule makers and enforcers who have governed his life and made him miserable, really are evil. Tell him that he is surrounded by friends and people who need him. - Tell him all that and then watch the story unfold.
That's Alcatraz - It's fun, it's subversive (in a fun way), and I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel.
Alcatraz versus the evil librarians by Brandon Sanderson. Published by Scholastic in 2008. ISBN is 987-0439925525.
About Me
- Carol
- What would you call this room? According to the floor plan, it's a living room and the first thing you see when you open our front door. It's not exactly a traditional living room set-up. Some would call it a studio. Others would call it a mess. It's where I build houses...and my family's OK with that.