Al Capone does my shirts
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399238611
- ISBN: 0399238611
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Physical Description:
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228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Sequel: Al Capone shines my shoes. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228). |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Awards Note: | Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2005. Nutmeg Award Nominee, Teen, 2009. Newbery Honor Book, 2005. |
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Genre: | Juvenile materials. |
Available copies
- 43 of 43 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Silas Bronson Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J FIC CHOLDENKO, G (Text) | 34005099169285 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S J FIC CHOLDENKO, G (Text) | 34005095562038 | Storage | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | S J FIC CHOLDENKO, G (Text) | 34005113485147 | Storage | Available | - |
Electronic resources
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Author Notes
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko was born in Santa Monica, California. Gennifer Choldenko is a Newbery Honor-winning American writer of popular books for children and adolescents. Her first novel, Notes From a Liar and Her Dog was named "Best Book of the Year" by School Library Journal and her second, Al Capone Does My Shirts, part of Al Capone on Alcatraz series, won the 2005 Newbery Honor citation. (Bowker Author Biography)