Al Capone does my shirts /

Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-

Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko. - New York : Puffin Books, 2006, c2004. - 228 p. : map ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Wilson's Children, October 2010 Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005 School Library Journal starred, March 2004 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2005 Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2007 Pub Weekly, February 2004 Booklist, February 2004 Kirkus Starred, March 2004 Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2004

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

4.0. 5-8 Follett Library Resources.



Newbery Medal/Honor, 2005

0142403709


United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--Fiction.


Autism--Fiction.
Family problems--Fiction.
Siblings--Fiction.
Historical fiction.


Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Fiction.

PZ7.C446265 / Al 2006

[Fic]