Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz Series #1)

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz Series #1)

by Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz Series #1)

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz Series #1)

by Gennifer Choldenko

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Overview

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 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.

Set in 1935, when guards actually lived on Alcatraz Island with their families.  Choldenko's second novel brings humor to the complexities of family dynamics and illuminates the real struggle of a kid trying to free himself from the "good boy" stance he's taken his whole life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780399238611
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 03/30/2004
Series: Tales from Alcatraz Series , #1
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 1,132,560
Product dimensions: 5.75(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.84(d)
Lexile: 600L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

About The Author
Gennifer Choldenko is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of ten children's books, including Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, No Passengers Beyond this Point, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, and Al Capone Does My Homework. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Table of Contents

Part 1
1.Devil's Island3
2.Errand Boy7
3.Trick Monkey13
4.American Laugh-Nosed Beet22
5.Murderers Darn My Socks29
6.Sucker35
7.Big for Seventh Grade42
8.Prison Guy Plays Ball48
9.Nice Little Church Boy53
10.Not Ready60
11.The Best in the Country64
12.What About the Electric Chair?71
13.One-Woman Commando Unit80
14.Al Capone's Baseball87
15.Looking for Scarface90
16.Capone Washed Your Shirts98
17.Baseball on Tuesday103
18.Not on My Team106
19.Daddy's Little Miss109
20.Warning117
Part 2
21.It Never Rains on Monday125
22.Al Capone's Mama130
23.She's not Cute135
24.Like a Regular Sister140
25.My Gap143
26.Convict Baseball147
27.Idiot149
28.Tall for Her Age154
29.Convict Choir Boy159
30.Eye165
31.My Dad171
32.The Button Box174
Part 3
33.The Sun and the Moon179
34.Happy Birthday186
35.The Truth192
36.Waiting195
37.Carrie Kelly199
38.What happened?205
39.The Warden212
40.Al Capone Does My Shirts215
Author's Note217
Notes227

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"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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