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'''''Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians''''' is a [[Wikipedia:Young adult fiction#Boundaries between children's, young_adult, and adult fiction|middle grade]] novel by [[Brandon Sanderson]]. It is the first volume of the five-part series [[Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (series)|Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians]]. It was originally published by [[Wikipedia:Scholastic_Corporation|Scholastic]] in October, 2007. After Brandon bought back the rights to the series, it was published by [[Wikipedia:Tor_Books|Tor]] on February 16, 2016.
== Synopsis ==
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child [[Alcatraz Smedry]] receives a bag of [[Sands of Rashid|sand]] in the mail, an inheritance from his lost parents. When it is immediately stolen, he learns that it is no ordinary bag of sand. With it, the evil [[Librarian]]s who secretly rule the [[Hushlands]]--Librarian-controlled nations, such as the United States, Canada, and England--will finally overtake the [[Free Kingdoms]] as well. Alcatraz and his ragtag band of freedom fighters must stop them, once and for all.
== Summary ==
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His case worker, [[Ms. Fletcher]], arrives and informs Alcatraz that he will be placed in yet another home the next day. Unbeknownst to Alcatraz, she is actually a
The next day, a loony old (but spry) man claiming to be his [[Leavenworth Smedry|grandfather]] shows up and asks about the sand. When he learns that a Librarian has stolen it, they hurry away to try to recover it. The sands are rare and can be forged into powerful [[Silimatic|Lenses]]. Alcatraz doesn't believe the man is his Grandpa, but he decides to go along with him after somebody shows up and tries to shoot him.
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