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Author Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957-

Title Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko.

Imprint New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2004.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  JF CHOLDENKO, G.    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J-F CHOLDENKO, G.    Storage
 Burlington Public Library - Middle School Books  MSF Choldenko CAP2    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J FICTION CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J FICTION CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J FICTION CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J FIC CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J FIC CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  JF CHOLDENKO    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Pearl Street Branch Library - Children's Department  J F CHOLDENK    Check Shelf

Description 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series Al Capone at Alcatraz ; bk. 1
Audience 600 Lexile.
Note Sequel: Al Capone shines my shoes.
Summary 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228).
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 -- The 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 -- The button box -- The sun and the moon -- Happy birthday -- The truth -- Waiting -- Carrie Kelly -- What happened? -- The warden -- Al Capone does my shirts.
Awards Newbery Honor Book, 2005.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005.
Fleishman Humor Book Award, 2005
Study Program Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.7 13.0 36125.
MG 74909. Accelerated Reader AR 3.5 7.0.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 3.5 7.0 SD Quiz 74909 English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Subject United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Autism -- Juvenile fiction.
Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Fiction.
Siblings of children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Fiction.
Autism -- Fiction.
Family problems -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. (OCoLC)fst00604554
Autism. (OCoLC)fst00822484
Brothers and sisters. (OCoLC)fst00839671
Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01746734
Dysfunctional families. (OCoLC)fst01728523
California -- Alcatraz Island. (OCoLC)fst01241038
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Fiction.
Autism -- Fiction.
Family life -- Fiction.
Siblings -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Genre/Form Juvenile materials.
Curriculum resource.
Humorous fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726649
Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Historical fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Historical fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Other Form: Online version: Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- Al Capone does my shirts. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2004 (OCoLC)607530172
Online version: Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- Al Capone does my shirts. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2004 (OCoLC)607889609
ISBN 0399238611
9780399238611
9780142403709 (pbk.)
0142403709 (pbk.)
1415530017
9781415530016
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