I came here because my mother said I had to. Before Moose can agree or disagree to help her out, Piper disappears into the girls. Moose asks if her dad knows about this, but duh, he does not. so kids at school can have their shirts washed by famous convicts. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Al Capone Does My Shirts Part 1, Chapter 7. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don’t want. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers, and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. She walks right into the home economics room and unlocks the supply closet. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. Students will instantly relate to the protagonist, Moose, even though he is living on Alcatraz Island with prisoners, in 1935. Published in 2006, and named as a Newbery Honor selection, this novel introduces readers to Al Capone, Alcatraz (when it was a working prison), and the challenges of living with a sister who has a disability, in a funny and modern way. It is a great book to use in your classroom or homeschool for a whole class novel study, small book groups, or individual book studies. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko, is historical fiction told in a quirky and interesting way.
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