Alcatraz versus the Evil
Librarians by Brandon
Sanderson is the sort of book that is super terrific but you have trouble
explaining to your friends. Here is the
blurb from Sanderson’s website.
On his 13th birthday, Alcatraz, a foster child, gets
a bag of sand in the mail which purports to be his “inheritance” sent from his
father and mother. The Librarians, of course, immediately steal the bag of sand
from him. This sparks a chain of events which leads Alcatraz to realize that
his family is part of a group of freedom fighters who resist the Evil
Librarians—the secret cult who actually rule the world. Alcatraz’s grandfather
shows up and tows him off to infiltrate the downtown library to steal back the
mystical bag of sand. The ensuing story involves talking dinosaurs, sentient
romance novels, and a dungeon-like labyrinth hiding beneath the
innocent-looking downtown library.
Why I love this book:
- It’s hilarious and creative.
- Eyeglasses play a prominent role in the story, and they are my favorite symbol in literature.
- The role reversal of having librarians that are evil is so, just, totally opposite from what we really are. Really.
How
to Commemorate:
- Visit a library
- Break/destroy something (it's a superpower)
- Arrive late for something (it's also a superpower)
- Dance badly (yep, still a superpower)
- Name something after a prison (because... well, you'll find out)
