Scott
Scott asked:

What age range in this intended for? The cover seems young, though steelheart series was probably young adult and I loved it. Haha

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Jacqueline It's middle grade, so younger than young adult. Maybe 10-13ish.
Laurie MacQueen It's a YA book, but it satirizes a lot of YA books, so basically just go for it.
Ray Great books have no age restrictions! Everyone can enjoy this book!

But yeah, the target audience is like 8 - 15 year olds. But I think it's written in such a self-aware way that anyone can appreciate it.
Jingizu Age range is mainly 10-13 but can be 8-15 as well, depending on the child. However, I as an adult, really enjoyed the series, though I do find its not one of Sanderson's best IMO.

It is not like Steelheart at all. Steelheart is YA, not juvenile and quite a bit darker and more adult than Alcatraz. I mean David is 18 at the start of Steelheart, where Alcatraz is only 13 at the start of the Evil Librarians (first book).

I would say that Alcatraz is more along the lines of the first 4 Harry Potter books, while Steelheart is not.
Monica I'm an adult and I love this series. It's light and funny.
Avaminn F'nett The Alcatraz series is middle-grade, so mainly for the 10-13 age group. It's not really anything like Steelheart but people older than the intended audience can definitely enjoy this series.
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