Al Capone Shines My Shoes
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
No. of pages 288
Published: 2009
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Adventures Of Moose Flanagan, Al Capone, Al Capone At Alcatraz, Playaway Children, Tales From Alcatraz .
There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .
Gennifer Choldenko lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their two children. This is Gennifer's first book for older readers.
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This book is in the following series:
Adventures of Moose Flanagan
Alcatraz Island in the 1930s isn't the most normal place to grow up, but it's home for Moose Flanagan, his autistic sister, Natalie, and all the families of the guards.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Indies Choice Book Award - Middle Readers
This book was recognised in the Middle Readers category by the Indies Choice Book Award.
New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award.
Indies Choice Book Award - Middle Grade
This book was recognised in the Middle Grade category of the Indies Choice Book Award.
This book features the following characters:
Al Capone
This book features Al Capone.
Moose Flanagan
This book features the character Moose Flanagan.
Natalie Flanagan
Natalie Flanagan is Moose Flanagan's autistic sister. They live on Alcatraz island in the 1930s, alongside some notorious criminals like Al Capone...
'This sequel is ingenious ... The terrific storytelling, which adds suspense and dread to the humour and poignancy of the first book, is underpinned by the author's own memories of her autistic sister and her diligent research into the history of the inhabitants of Alcatraz' The Times 'Gripped me with suspense and excitement ... fabulous!' Communication - The National Autistic Society 'A witty and engaging sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts, this story is a real treat' TBK Magazine 'Cleverly constructed and compulsively readable, this excellent novel deserves a wide readership' Books for Keeps
