Nancy G. (ComfyReader) reviewed Al Capone Does My Shirts (Newbery Honor Book) on + 330 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
"If you love someone, you have to try things even if they don't make sense to anyone else" Moose Flanagan and his family arrive on Alcatraz Island in 1935 so his father Cam can work as an electrician and guard at the prison and his sister Natalie can have a chance to attend a "special" school for children with Autism. At the time it's not called Autism, but that is what the reader of today is lead to believe. Moose is caught in the middle of Piper the wardens daughters' schemes and her mad drive to meet Al Capone and his mothers desperate need to get Natalie into the only school that can help her. Moose is the only one that can really reach Natalie and the decisions and realities that the family has to face can just be too much for a 12 year old boy. Maybe Al Capone is his only option.
Helpful Score: 1
This is my son's book and out of curiosity I began reading it. I really enjoyed it. I would recommended it whether you are a pre-teen, teen or adult. It's a nice read.
Cindy P. (cinderella54) reviewed Al Capone Does My Shirts (Newbery Honor Book) on + 202 more book reviews
My edition is the Literature Circle Edition so has questions and activities to encourage discussions.
1935, Alcatraz Island. When Moose's family moves to Alcatrax so his father can work as a guard and his sister can attend a special school in San Francisco, he has to leave behind his friends and his winning baseball team. On Alcatraz, Moose's dad is so busy he's never around. And his mom's preoccupation with Natalie's condition - her tantrums and constant needs - spirals out of control. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the warden, he knows right off she;s trouble. But she's also strangely irrisistible. All Moose wants is to protect Natalie, make his parents proud and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.
