Book Review: Alcatraz and the Evil Librarians

This was just a quick fun read.  The book is a Brandon Sanderson book which was written for more of a middle school audience.  

It is the first book in a series.  The basic premise is that Librarians rule the world by controlling information, keeping common people in the dark about future technologies among other things.  A boy ( who is an orphan) is pulled into a secret world to fight against the evil librarians.  It is sort of a "harry potter" type feel, but a lot sillier.  I would probably recommend it as a fun read for middle school-ish kid.   



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