Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Alcatraz Smedry: 13 yr old boy. Occulator. Has a Talent for breaking things.
• Grandpa Smedry: Leavenworth Smedry. Alcatraz's grandfather. Talent for being late for things.
• Alcatraz the seventh: His Talent was for making annoying noises at inappropriate times.
• Libby Smedry: Smedry whose Talent was that she could spill impossible amounts of water on the floor while washing the dishes.
• Attica Smedry: Alcatraz's father.
• Sing Sing Smedry.: Called Sing for short. He is a Mokian, dark hair and skin, like someone from a south pacific island. His Talent is that he can trip and fall.
• Bastille Crystin: 13 year old girl. Bodyguard.
• Radrian Blackburn: A dark occulator. He put out one eye, so that he could focus his energy through his one good eye.
• Joan Sheldon: Foster parent of Alcatraz, wife of Roy. Is a professional chef.
• Roy Sheldon: Foster parent of Alcatraz.
• Charles: A dinosaur. T. Rex. Dinosaurs are not nearly as large as the librarians have led us to believe.
• Quentin Smedry: cousin of Alcatraz. Not on the direct line of Smedrys so he is not an occulator, but he does have a Smedry Talent. His is being able to speak nonsense.
• Ms. Fletcher: Alcatraz's case worker. Shasta Fletcher.

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• “Sing!" Grandpa Smedry yelled, his voice echoing down a hallway to the right."Sing!" If he breaks into song I think I might have to strangle myself... I thought, cringing.”

  Grandpa and Alcatraz

• “You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.”

  Alcatraz

• “By now, it is probably very late at night, and you have stayed up to read this book when you should have gone to sleep. If this is the case, then I commend you for falling into my trap. It is a writer's greatest pleasure to hear that someone was kept up until the unholy hours of the morning reading one of his books. It goes back to authors being terrible people who delight in the suffering of others. Plus, we get a kickback from the caffeine industry...”

  Alcatraz

• “People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort.”

  Alcatraz

• “Authors also create lovable, friendly characters, then proceed to do terrible things to them, like throw them in unsightly librarian-controlled dungeons. This makes readers feel hurt and worried for the characters. The simple truth is that authors like making people squirm. If this weren't the case, all novels would be filled completely with cute bunnies having birthday parties.”

  Alcatraz

• “So, when people try to give you some book with a shiny round award on the cover, be kind and gracious, but tell them you don't read "fantasy," because you prefer stories that are real. Then come back here and continue your research on the cult of evil Librarians who secretly rule the world.”

  Alcatraz

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• Wirk
• Spra
• Hushlands

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• Free Kingdoms: The parts of the world that the Librarians have hidden from the rest of the world
• Hushlands: The Librarian controlled territories -- the world that we (the readers) know.
• Mokia: One of the Free Kingdoms. In the south pacific.
• Melerand: One of the Free Kingdoms.
• Oculator: A powerful individual, able to wield all sorts of lenses, not just the warriors lenses.
• Silimatics: A Technology used in the Free Kingdoms.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Brandon Sanderson (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Anica Rissi (Editor)
2. Alison Klapthor (Designer)
3. Joshua Bilmes
4. Steve Mancino (Contributor)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Lexile is 730L, found at http://www.lexile.com/

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Family Life › Multigenerational › Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Humorous
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12