Alcatraz
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Alcatraz is a middle-grade series by Brandon Sanderson. Current books include Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones, Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia, and Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens. A fifth and final book is planned to wrap up the series, now that Brandon owns the rights.[1]
[edit] Publication
- ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS (Scholastic, Fall 2007)
- ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SCRIVENER’S BONES (Scholastic, Fall 2008)
- ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE KNIGHTS OF CRYSTALLIA (Scholastic, Fall 2009)
- ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS (Scholastic, Winter 2010)
- Film rights for series under option to Dreamworks
- Audio rights (entire series) to Recorded Books
- German rights (entire series) to Heyne
- Chinese rights (entire series; complex) to Crown
- French rights (Books #1-4) to Mango
- Portugese rights (Brazil; Books #1-2) to Saraiva
- Romanian rights (Book #1) to Editura Corint Junior
- Russian rights (Book #1) to EKSMO
- Spanish rights (Book #1) to Via Magna
- Thai rights (entire series) to Rueanpanya[2]
[edit] Awards
- Book #1 Featured on Nancy Pearl’s NPR Morning Show
- Book #1 a Book Sense Winter 2007-2008 Children’s Pick
- Book #1 nominated for Golden Sower Award, Nebraska’s Children’s Choice Book Award, Hawaii’s Nene Award, North Carolina’s Battle of the *Books, and Florida’s Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award.[2]
[edit] Notes
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| Alcatraz | |
|---|---|
| Books | Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians · Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones · Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia · Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens |
| Characters | Alcatraz Smedry · Bastille · Leavenworth Smedry · Shasta Smedry · Attica Smedry |
| Magic | Silimatics · Oculators · Talents · Alivened · Crystin |
