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Al Capone does my shirts Cover Image Book Book

Al Capone does my shirts / Gennifer Choldenko.

Choldenko, Gennifer, 1957- (Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0142403709
  • ISBN: 9780142403709
  • ISBN: 9781417732319
  • ISBN: 1417732318
  • ISBN: 9780756970208
  • ISBN: 0756970202
  • Physical Description: 228 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Puffin Books, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 -- 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 -- Button box -- Sun and the moon -- Happy birthday -- Truth -- Waiting -- Carrie Kelly -- What happened? -- Warden -- Al Capone does my shirts.
Target Audience Note:
600L Lexile
Decoding demand: 91 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 79 (high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 3.5 7 74909.

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Subject: United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California > Juvenile fiction.
Autism > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) > History > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Juvenile materials.

Available copies

  • 40 of 42 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caruthersville Public. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caruthersville Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 42 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Caruthersville Public Library JF CHO (Text) 38417100057050 Juvenile Fiction Available -

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