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Sep 8, 2009 · The book, Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko tells the story of a family who moves to Alcatraz in 1935 due to the father's job. The location of this family's move is not the only oddity of the plot. One of the main characters, Natalie, is described to have what we would classify today as Autism.
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About Gennifer. Gennifer Choldenko is best known for her Tales from Alcatraz series, which has sold more than 2 million copies. Book #1: Al Capone Does My Shirts was a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of twenty other awards. Book #4: Al Capone Throws Me a Curve is due out in 2018. BookPage said of her most recent novel, Chasing Secrets ...
Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. But Natalie has autism, and when she's denied admittance to the school, the stark setting of Alcatraz begins to unravel the tenuous coping mechanisms Moose's family has used for dealing with her disorder. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the ...
Sep 8, 2009 · And of course, there’s never enough money. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the warden, he knows right off she’s trouble. But she’s also strangely irresistible. All Moose wants to do is protect Natalie, live up to his parents’ expectations and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.
GENNIFER CHOLDENKO ages 10 and up Putnam, 2004 978-0-399-23861-1 (hc) Puffin, 2006 978-0-14-240370-9 (pb) awards: US reviews UK reviews: buy the book at your favorite
Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko, has been critically acclaimed since it was published in 2004. And when we say acclaimed, we're talking by the Newbery Honor folks. Which is basically like the president of children's books giving you the seal of approval. And it's easy to see why—this book dives into both unusual and usual ...
by Jennifer Choldenko. Al Capone Does My Shirts review: Al Capone isn't your average neighbor, but when you live on Alcatraz, life is different. It's 1935 and 12- year-old Moose and his family have just moved to Alcatraz, where his dad just got a job. Now Moose has a new school and the warden's daughter to contend with.
