Rebel in the Library of Ever

by Zeno Alexander

Overview

Rebel in the Library of Ever continues Zeno Alexander’s acclaimed middle-grade fantasy series with a dangerous takeover of the magical Library as our heroine fights to make knowledge free for everyone.

Lenora returns to the magical Library—which holds every book ever known on its shelves. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned dark and sinister.

She quickly connects with a secret resistance that’s trying to free knowledge from the shadows threatening it. Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang-gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. And they help her face the mysterious Board of new leaders—who are leading the Library into darkness.

Now it’s up to Lenora to prove that knowledge is always more powerful than ignorance and fear.

An Imprint Book

“Further proof that librarians are mighty in all universes.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for The Library of Ever:

“Zeno Alexander's The Library of Ever reads like someone mixed Neil Gaiman with Chris Grabenstein, then threw in an extra dash of charm. Reading it is like getting lost in an entire library full of books, and never wanting to leave!”

—James Riley, New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series

“Full of whimsy and pluck, The Library of Ever is a total delight!”

—Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250763372
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	04/27/2021
Series:	The Library of Ever , #2
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.74(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

After emerging from the shadows of the past, his history yet to be fully explained, Zeno Alexander spent years exploring the world's libraries before settling down in his lavish underground bunker, where he regularly hosts exquisite dinner parties and tends to his collection of extinct plants. His friendship with the famous librarian, Lenora, has turned into a series of biographical works devoted to chronicling her adventures.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Library of Ever:

One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year

“Unusually clever.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Zeno Alexander's The Library of Ever reads like someone mixed Neil Gaiman with Chris Grabenstein, then threw in an extra dash of charm. Reading it is like getting lost in an entire library full of books, and never wanting to leave!”

—James Riley, New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series

“Full of whimsy and pluck, The Library of Ever is a total delight!”

—Wendy Mass, New York Times bestselling author

“Delightful ... a whirlwind of characters and events in time and space... This book is for every person who has ever believed that libraries are magic.” —Booklist

“Utterly enchanting.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

2020-02-26
An inkling that something has gone “Terribly Wrong” in the cosmic Library prompts Second Apprentice Librarian Lenora to book a return visit.

Almost immediately, 12-year-old Lenora learns to her dismay that the vain, choleric (and oddly familiar, at least to politically aware readers) new Director is firing Librarians wholesale, crowing over fictive “patron fees,” and cutting down the book collections. Stoutly, she ventures back into the endless stacks of the Library of Ever (2019) to confront him—only to discover that he’s just a tantrum-prone pawn of the Forces of Darkness, a trio of slithery agents out to extinguish the light of learning everywhere. Joined by the Director’s naïve but computer-savvy young daughter, Lenora resolutely sets out to stymie the bowler-hatted foes. Along the way, she demonstrates the well-known thrills of reference work by, for instance, responding to a young patron’s query by seeking out the largest meaningful number (pro tip: “infinity” is not a number) and helping a tentacled extraterrestrial archaeologist recover stolen research notes on the mysterious Mississippian culture. (All in a day’s work, as any public-service librarian will attest.) Between the cast of intellectual-freedom fighters and the hissing forces of ignorance, Alexander leaves no doubt about which side to cheer for. Lenora, the Director, and his daughter present white; several other members of the human cast are people of color, indicated by name or description.

Further proof that librarians are mighty in all universes. Any questions? (Fantasy. 9-11)

Kirkus Reviews