“You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.”
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A hero with an incredible talent for breaking things. A life or death mission to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from the powerful secret network that rules the world the evil librarians. Alcatraz Smedry doesn't seem destined for anything but disaster. But on his thirteenth birthday he receives a bag of sand and his life takes a bizarre turn. This is no ordinary bag of sand and it is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians who are taking over the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing the truth. The sand will give the evil Librarians the edge they need to achieve world domination. Alcatraz must stop them all by infiltrating the local library, armed with nothing but eyeglasses and a talent for klutziness.
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Brandon Sanderson
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“You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny.”
“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 i...”
“It has been my experience that most problems in life are caused by a lack of information. Many people just don't know the things they need to know. Some ignore the truth; others never unders...”
“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.”