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Alcatraz Versus The Scrivener's Bones
''Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones'' is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson, published in November 2008 by Scholastic Press. It is preceded by ''Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians''. Plot summary ''Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones'' is the second novel in the Alcatraz series. Sanderson continues the series as Alcatraz goes to the Library of Alexandria and tries to rescue his dad and grandfather from the soul stealing library curators. Once he arrives he is immediately separated from the rest of the group consisting of Bastille and her mother Draulin, Alcatraz's uncle Kazan, and Alcatraz's cousin Australia. Alcatraz is travelling through the library alone and he is often pestered by the curators who ask him to take a book at the cost of his soul. The curators speak long forgotten languages which he can understand because of his Translator's Lenses. At one point Alcatraz finds Bastille caught in a net, and he breaks the ropes that bind her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians
''Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians'' is a juvenile novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson, published in October 2007 by Scholastic Press. The book is named after its main character, Alcatraz Smedry. Plot summary Alcatraz Smedry, a young teen, is always breaking things. After receiving a bag of sand for his thirteenth birthday, he is involved in a very strange set of events. The book starts with Alcatraz setting fire to his foster parents' kitchen. It is revealed that he has been in countless foster homes, always ending up with Alcatraz "destroying" things precious to the people taking care of him. Ms. Fletcher, Alcatraz's personal caseworker, arrives and scolds him for destroying his foster parents' kitchen. The next day an old man arrives at the house and claims to be his grandfather, telling Alcatraz that he has a special, powerful talent, breaking things. After the old man finds Alcatraz's bag of sand missing, he and Alcatraz must go on a mission to recover i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |