But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away. At the morgue, they meet Piper Williams, the warden’s daughter. Gennifer Choldenko’s Al Capone Does My Shirts (2006) is a work of historical fiction aimed at middle grade readers. All Moose wants to do is protect Natalie, live up to his parents’ expectations and stay out of trouble. Theresa excitedly tells Moose and Natalie about the famous criminals who are housed there, especially Al Capone. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the warden, he knows right off she’s trouble. And of course, there’s never enough money. His mom’s preoccupation with Natalie’s condition (today, it would be called autism) is even worse now that there’s no extended family to help.
But it’s worth it, right? If his sister, Natalie, can get help, maybe his family will finally be normal.īut on Alcatraz his dad is so busy, he’s never around. When Moose’s family moves to Alcatraz Island so his father can work as a guard and his sister can attend a special school in San Francisco, he has to leave his friends behind. Marinoff School, where kids wear their clothes inside out and there isn’t a book in sight.
But apparently nobody cares, because now I’m Moose Flanagan, Alcatraz Island Boy–all so my sister can go to the Esther P. When Moose Flanagan moves to Alcatraz Island so his father can work as a. I want to be on Alcatraz like I want poison oak on my private parts. by Gennifer Choldenko Book 1 of the Al Capone Series.
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