"Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians" was a hysterical romp through an interesting mind! The hero, Alcatraz, is an orphan who receives a gift from his long dead parents on his 13th birthday...a bag of sand. Little does he know, this sand can be used to create lenses with magical properties. Swiftly, we are introduced to Alcatraz's unknown grandfather and a cast of characters with unique traits. Alcatraz, himself, possesses the ability to break things. He opens a car door and the handle falls off, he touches a gun and it falls to pieces, etc. His grandfather's ability is to arrive late to things, so when he is attacked, nothing happens to him as he arrived late to his injuries, and so forth. In this world, the horde of evil librarians are trying to assimilate other lands into the Hushlands. They do so by controlling information to the populace. For example, there are really 10 continents, but they hid 3 of them from the world!
There were several times where I literally burst into laughter reading this novel. Such as when we learned that authors don't write books because they need to express their imaginations, but because they love to torture people. This certainly explains all of those cliffhangers! Recommended for middle/high school students or adults, but most certainly for librarians everywhere! This is the first book in a 3 book series and readers must have a sense of humor to appreciate the nuances.
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