Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

Al Capone Shines My Shoes

Tales from Alcatraz #2

Gennifer Choldenko

274 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical middle grade mysterious tense fast-paced
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Moose's sister is autistic and needs to go to a special school in San Francisco. While Moose has never met Al Capone, he did write him a letter a couple of weeks ago asking him to use his influence to get Natalie a place. And now Natalie's been ac...

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Community Reviews Summary of 581 reviews

Moods

adventurous 75%
mysterious 62%
tense 50%
challenging 37%
emotional 37%
funny 37%
lighthearted 37%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
reflective 25%
inspiring 12%
sad 12%

Pace

fast 75%
medium 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | No: 40%

Average rating

3.89

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