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A review by 4saradouglas
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
4.0
Moose has an altogether abnormal life. He has a sister who is a little different and his mom makes him tell everyone she is 10, though it’s obvious she’s a teenager. He also happens to live on Alcatraz with the worst criminals in America. Moose tries to make the best of his circumstances, making friends at school and getting into shenanigans on the island with the other kids who all want to meet Al Capone. It is a little hard to stay out of trouble on an island of convicts and scheming children, and things get a little messy!
This is both a very fun and yet educational and touching book. Moose has a very good relationship with his autistic sister Natalie, and yet it’s not perfect, which makes it seem very real. This book can help children understand autism while giving them a good story to keep them interested. Once you get past the shock that children lived on Alcatraz, you realize it must have been pretty fun!
This is both a very fun and yet educational and touching book. Moose has a very good relationship with his autistic sister Natalie, and yet it’s not perfect, which makes it seem very real. This book can help children understand autism while giving them a good story to keep them interested. Once you get past the shock that children lived on Alcatraz, you realize it must have been pretty fun!