Choldenko, Jennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. NY: Scholastic Inc. 2004. 225 pages. (Historical Fiction)
The main characters in this book are Moose and Natalie Flanagan. This story takes place on Alcatraz Island in 1935. The problem they face is they have to move away his friends and live on an island with murders, hit men, conmen, stickup men, embezzlers, burglars, kidnappers, and Al Capone. Al Capone is a gangster from the 1930s. He was born in Chicago, and he was the boss of illegal gambling, and bootlegging (selling illegal alcohol) in New York. He also worked as a thug and a bouncer. Moose and Natalie have to move to Alcatraz because their dad got a new job there. His sister, Natalie, has a bucket of buttons. If you take one, she will know which one you have in your hand.
I selected this book because I saw it and it looked like a good book because of the cover. So I read the back of the book, and it looked good so I got it. That is how I selected this book.
The main characters in this book are Moose and Natalie Flanagan. This story takes place on Alcatraz Island in 1935. The problem they face is they have to move away his friends and live on an island with murders, hit men, conmen, stickup men, embezzlers, burglars, kidnappers, and Al Capone. Al Capone is a gangster from the 1930s. He was born in Chicago, and he was the boss of illegal gambling, and bootlegging (selling illegal alcohol) in New York. He also worked as a thug and a bouncer. Moose and Natalie have to move to Alcatraz because their dad got a new job there. His sister, Natalie, has a bucket of buttons. If you take one, she will know which one you have in your hand.
I selected this book because I saw it and it looked like a good book because of the cover. So I read the back of the book, and it looked good so I got it. That is how I selected this book.
Reviewed by: Hockey25
