ALCATRAZ VERUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS by Brandon Sanderson

Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks Pages: 320 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS by Brandon Sanderson Review (5 out of 5 Stars) Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is probably the best book title EVER, and chances are that you’ve already decided that you must have this book based on the title alone. But wait, it gets even better. The book is about a cult of evil librarians who control our world (The Hushlands) by controlling the flow of information because, as you know, information is power. The librarians have managed to conceal the existence of three additional continents, the Free Kingdoms, whose citizens oppose their control. Like most Hushlanders, thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry is oblivious to what’s really happening, that is until he gets recruited for a mission to infiltrate the librarians’ headquarters—the downtown library. It’s a dangerous undertaking and Alcatraz [...]

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Friday News Roundup, November 13, 2009

Palin’s book bashes Couric and McCain camp (ABC) Journalist and North Korea jailbird, Euna Lee has a book deal. It will be released through Broadway Books and will be about her experiences after she was arrested (NY Times) NPR released an interesting interview and feature on the book “Anonyponymous: The Forgotten People Behind Everyday Words” by John Bemelmans Marciano. Marciano delves deep into the world of “eponyms” which are words they are named after people. For example the word “Leotard” originated from a French gymnast who designed himself a 1 piece work out suit to show off his fit body. (NPR) The latest on the Harry Potter theme park (Mugglenet) Check out this fun article from CNN featuring “4 Comic Book Legends” (CNN) I just learned that Food Network’s: Ace Of Cakes released a book last month. You can order it on Amazon. Top 5 Hardcover Fiction (New York Times) [...]

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