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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
322 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2011.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Description
Dorothy has always wanted to work in a library like the red brick one of her girlhood, but after moving to rural North Carolina she discovers that the type of library is less important than the books and the people who read them.
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Description
When twelve-year-old Steve Brixton, a fan of Bailey Brothers detective novels, is mistaken for a real detective, he must elude librarians, police, and the mysterious Mr. E as he seeks a missing quilt containing coded information.
Author
Series
Fish Finelli volume 1
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Description
Fish Finelli and his friends set out to find Captain Kidd's treasure, rumored to be buried on nearby Lyons Island, but it seems like the local library director is looking for it as well--and finding the treasure may be the key to saving the island from developers.
Author
Series
Lost Books (Sarah Prineas) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustration ; 22 cm.
Description
When the books of the palace library become infected with an evil magic, unlikely friends Alex and Kenneret set out to find who or what is behind the books and what they plan for the rest of the kingdom.
Author
Series
How to be a supervillain volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
314 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
When twelve-year-old do-gooder Victor Spoil gets a job at the library, he uncovers a plot by the librarians to hypnotize all the adults of the world.
13) Memento Mori
Author
Series
Tales from the Haunted Mansion volume 4
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
c2019.
Physical Desc
219 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
Amicus Arcane is about to retire from his position as the ghost librarian of the Haunted Mansion. But before he does, Amicus wants to find the scariest story of all, so he invites ghost writers from all over the world to the Haunted Mansion to tell their tales. As he hears these frightening fictions, Amicus will soon realize that the scariest story of all is--well, that would be telling, wouldn't it? Return with us, foolish mortals, if you dare......
Author
Series
Tales from the Haunted Mansion volume 2
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
225 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
"Welcome foolish mortals, to the lonesome library of the Haunted Mansion. Return to the happiest haunt on earth for more terrifying tales from beyond the grave. But take caution--for when the clock strikes twelve, the most macabre medium of them all will establish contact with the other side, and ghastly ghosts will materialize. So read on, if you dare, but beware midnight at Madame Leota's!--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Tales from the Haunted Mansion volume 3
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
211 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
The eerie Amicus Arcane has returned to share more spooky stories from beyond the grave. His frightening fictions begin when three mysterious crates are delivered to the Haunted Mansion But beware the unearthly artifacts that lie beneath their lids: a petrified piano, a macabre mummy, and a demonic door are waiting for you inside.
Author
Series
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
263 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
As a Knight of Crystallia, I, Bastille, swore to protect the Smedry clan from the Evil Librarians. (And believe me, screwups like them constantly need protecting.) But when Alcatraz Smedry got strapped to an altar of outdated encyclopedias to be sacrificed to the dark gods, I arrived too late―and instead his father took his place. Now Alcatraz is a blubbering mess, so it’s up to me lead the charge against his father’s killer: Biblioden, founder...
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When superhero Ellie does not qualify for the school spelling bee she is disappointed, but willing to help her best friend Hannah study instead--but Hannah and the other children are starting to act rather strange, and Ellie is convinced that there is something sinister about the substitute librarian, Mrs. Bumble, who seems to have an awful lot of bees following her around.
18) Ascendance of a bookworm: I'll do anything to become a librarian.Part 1,Daughter of a soldier.Vol. 3
Author
Publisher
J Novel Club
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
428 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 19 cm.
Description
It has been a year since our hero was reborn into a new world in the body of Myne, a sickly little girl from a poor family. She's been doing her best to fulfill her dream of making books, but her plans have been foiled at every turn. But now Myne has a deal with Benno the merchant: With her friend Lutz's help, she will make a paper prototype that he can sell in his shop. In exchange, he will take her and Lutz on as apprentices. But making the prototype...
Author
Publisher
B DE BLOCK
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians, the thrilling conclusion to the Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians saga. As a Knight of Crystallia, I, Bastille, swore to protect the Smedry clan from the Evil Librarians. (And believe me, screwups like them constantly need protecting.) But when Alcatraz Smedry got strapped to an altar of outdated encyclopedias to be sacrificed to...
20) The lost library
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform...
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