![]() ![]() Your students can gather facts about the 1930s from this book. Can Capone pull strings to get Natalie in when it seems no one else can?ġ. In the end, Moose writes a letter to Capone, asking him if there is any way the gangster can help Natalie get into this special school that will help her have a more independent future. He builds a special relationship with her, and his parents believe Moose is one of the reasons why Natalie is communicating more. Moose misses his old home and isn’t thrilled about living with the prisoners, but he learns to make the best of it, makes some friends, still plays baseball when he can, and has more responsibility for taking care of Natalie. This book is much more about Moose and Natalie’s relationship than it is about Al Capone doing laundry, but the inmates are interesting characters in the story. The Flanagans are a loving family, consumed by Moose’s sister, Natalie, who has autism. Al Capone Does My Shirts has a lot of accurate, fascinating history in it.īack to the story. Gennifer Choldenko’s author’s note tells the reader that the staff did live on the island with their spouses and children. ![]() Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz Island because his dad is a prison guard. Her first book, Finding My Place, a middle-grade historical novel, will be published in 2009. ![]() Margo is a columnist for WOW! Women On Writing, and writes a blog for teachers, parents, and librarians called Read These Books and Use Them. ![]() Book Review: Gennifer Choldenko’s “Al Capone Does My Shirts” ![]()
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