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Sanderson, Brandon

Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

323 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-439-92553-2 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Alcatraz (Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians) tracks his missing grandfather to the Library of Alexandria. In addition to his magic Talent (breaking things), he has his uncle and cousin on his side. Against them stand the Scrivener's Bones, an extra-evil librarian sect. Sanderson balances absurdity, action, and character growth, also going to town with narrative games and accessible metafictive whimsy.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2008

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