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Attica, Alcatraz's father, has the ability to lose things, which can allow him to find important things again in random places when he needs them. Shasta, Alcatraz's mother, is a Librarian, though she still wants to stop Attica and helps Alcatraz temporarily. She is married to Attica, and thus has his talent of losing things.
The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Miller and Harold Stites—were killed (Miller by inmate Joseph Cretzer who attempted escape and Stites by friendly fire).
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones, the second book in the series, was released in the United States November 1, 2008. A third Alcatraz book, called Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia, was released on October 1, 2009, and the fourth book, Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens, was released on December 1, 2010. [2]
The prison cells typically measured 9 feet (2.7 m) by 5 ft (1.5 m) and 7 ft (2.1 m) high. The cells were primitive and lacked privacy. They were furnished with a bed, desk, washbasin, a toilet on the back wall, and few items other than a blanket. African Americans were segregated from other inmates. D-Block housed the worst inmates, and six ...
Alcatraz Island, 1896 Alcatraz in the dawn mist, from the east. The "parade ground" is at left. Alcatraz Island and lighthouse at sunset The water tower and powerhouse (at right), which generated electricity for the island A model of Military Point Alcatraz, 1866–1868, now on display at Alcatraz Island Model of the prison in present day, on display at Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz and his companions head off to Mokia, one of the Free Kingdoms, to try and save it from a Librarian takeover. They arrive at Tuki Tuki, the city on which Mokia depends, which is besieged by Librarians. When they arrive, the king is considering surrender. An accident puts Alcatraz in charge, and he decides to keep fighting the Librarians.
It had seemed impossible to escape from Alcatraz by swimming. [3] The seasonal water temperature in the San Francisco Bay is about 53 °F (12 °C) in December [4] and the current can exceed 6 knots. [5] Citing these facts, as well as occasional visits from great white sharks and razor-sharp rocks, prison officers had discouraged most escape ...
Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia is a juvenile fiction novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson, originally published in October 2009 by Scholastic Press. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is the third book in the Alcatraz Series following Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians in 2007 and Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones in 2008.