Al Capone Does My Shirts
New York : Puffin Books, 2006.
Format: Ebook
Description: 1 online resource : illustrations
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.
Contents:
Devil's Island -- Errand boy -- Trick monkey -- American laugh-nosed beet -- Murderers darn my socks -- Sucker -- Big for seventh grade -- Prison guy plays ball -- Nice little church boy -- Not ready -- Best in the country -- What about the electric chair? -- One-woman commando unit -- Al Capone's baseball -- Looking for Scarface -- Capone washed your shirts -- Baseball on Tuesday -- Not on my team -- Daddy's little Miss -- Warning -- It never rains on Monday -- Al Capone's mama -- She's not cute -- Like a regular sister -- My gap -- Convict baseball -- Idiot -- Tall for her age -- Convict choir boy -- Eye -- My dad -- Button box -- Sun and the moon -- Happy birthday -- Truth -- Waiting -- Carrie Kelly -- What happened? -- Warden -- Al Capone does my shirts.
Subjects:
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile fiction.
Autism -- Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile fiction.
Autism -- Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 600L
ISBN:
9781429582339
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Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 2005.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 2005.
Description based on print version record.