Sassafras and Alcatraz are twins who couldn't be more different, except for the fact that they love their local library and their mother is best friends with the librarian. They sit in the library while their mother coaches their older brothers football team. The librarian, Ms Burns, tells them the Mayor is going to demolish the library to make way for a car park and there is nothing she can do about it. When Sass goes down to the basement for the packing boxes, she puts her hands on the old library files that hold the Dewey Decimal Cards and something magical happens. She calls the characters of the books to life. The library is helping them to find a way to fight. Can they find the right combination of characters, including the knights, pirates and scientists, to stop the council and save the library?
Sass andTraz Save the Library Book 1
Reviewed by Amy Louise Hill for Readers’ Favorite
Sass and Traz Save the Library by Michelle Worthington is an amusing and imaginative book for children. Twins Sassafras and Alcatraz - Sass and Traz for short - have a passion for reading, especially at their local library. One day, as usual, Sass and Traz are happily hanging around in the library, wondering where their librarian Ms. Burns has gone. They saw her on the way in but she was now nowhere to be seen. Ms. Burns pops up from behind some shelves and makes her way over to the twins. Sass and Traz are disappointed when they are told they are unable to loan any books, and to add to their predicament, Ms. Burns has some even worse news for them as the library is going to be demolished! Sass and Traz are devastated by the news but they refuse to go down without a fight! With the help of some unexpected guests, will Sass, Traz, and Ms. Burns be able to save their much-loved library?
Sass and Traz Save the Library was a lot of fun to read. The book is jam-packed with adventure and intrigue and will catch the attention of any young reader. From the very first page, I was hooked on the storyline, as I read about the uniquely-named characters Sassafras and Alcatraz. The story is well-written and it's clear that the award-winning author Michelle Worthington has a talent for writing children's books. I can't recommend this book enough and urge anyone with children to purchase a copy. I promise you, you won't be disappointed! 5 stars!