Description |
228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Al Capone at Alcatraz ; bk. 1
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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. |
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Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005. |
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Fleishman Humor Book Award, 2005 |
Study Program |
Reading Counts RC 6-8 4.7 13.0 36125. |
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MG 74909. Accelerated Reader AR 3.5 7.0. |
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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.
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
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Autism -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dysfunctional families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Fiction.
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Siblings of children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction.
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Fiction.
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Autism -- Fiction.
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Family problems -- Fiction.
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Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. (OCoLC)fst00604554
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Autism. (OCoLC)fst00822484
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Brothers and sisters. (OCoLC)fst00839671
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Brothers and sisters of children with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01746734
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Dysfunctional families. (OCoLC)fst01728523
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California -- Alcatraz Island.
(OCoLC)fst01241038
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- Fiction.
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Fiction.
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Autism -- Fiction.
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Family life -- Fiction.
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Siblings -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Juvenile materials.
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Curriculum resource.
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Humorous fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726649
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726640
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Historical fiction.
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Humorous fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Humorous fiction.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- Al Capone does my shirts. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2004 (OCoLC)607530172 |
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Online version: Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- Al Capone does my shirts. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©2004 (OCoLC)607889609 |
ISBN |
0399238611 |
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9780399238611 |
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9780142403709 (pbk.) |
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0142403709 (pbk.) |
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1415530017 |
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9781415530016 |