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Al Capone Does My Shirts

CRITICS HAVE SAID

  • His timing is perfect, he voices all the characters with great versatility, and he makes Moose come to life. This is a fascinating book superbly narrated. – B. Allison Gray, School Library Journal
  • With its unique setting and well-developed characters, this warm, engaging coming-of-age story has plenty of appeal, and Choldenko offers some fascinating historical background on Alcatraz Island in an afterword. – Ed Sullivan, Booklist
  • This is an amusing book about interesting characters placed in a different and unlikely setting and trying to make the best of their situation. – Della A. Yannuzzi, Children
  • Choldenko, author of Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, offers a sensitive portrait of autism and how it affects a family, and in a author’s note at the end she discusses her research about life on Alcatraz and on autism, and mentions that her own sister has autism. An affecting novel. – Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT

IF YOU LOVE THIS BOOK, THEN TRY:

  • Choldenko, Gennifer. If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period. Harcourt, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0152057534
  • Choldenko, Gennifer. Notes from a Liar and Her Dog. Putnam, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0142500682
  • Conly, Jane Leslie. Crazy Lady! HarperCollins, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0064405713
  • Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. Delacorte, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-0553494105
  • Dodds, Bill. My Sister Annie. Boyds Mills, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-1563975547
  • Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic, 1997. ISBN-13: 978-0590371254
  • Levine, Gail Carson. Dave at Night. HarperCollins, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-0064407472
  • Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Art of Keeping Cool. Atheneum, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-0689837883
  • Lisle, Janet Taylor. How I Became a Writer and Oggie Learned to Drive. Philomel, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0142501672
  • Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago. Dial, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0142401101
  • Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. Dial, 2000. ISBN-13: 978-0142300701
  • Shyer, Marlene Fanta. Welcome Home, Jellybean. Macmillan, 1978. ISBN-13: 978-0689712135
  • Slepian, Jan. Risk N’ Roses. Philomel, 1990. ISBN-13: 978-0590453615