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Al Capone Does My Shirts Paperback - 2006

by Gennifer Choldenko

Set in 1935, when guards actually lived on Alcatraz Island with their families, Choldenko's second novel brings humor to the complexities of family dynamics.


Summary

Today I moved to a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There's my sister, Natalie, except she doesn't count. And there are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cook's or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. Plus, there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to.

From the publisher

Gennifer Choldenko received a B.A. from Brandeis University, graduating cum laude with honors, and a B.F.A. in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Gennifer’s first picture book is titled Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon. Reviewers called Moonstruck "hilarious" (School Library Journal), "hysterical, irreverent" (National Parenting Center), and "a giggle from beginning to end" (Publishers Weekly). Gennifer was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was "Snot-Nose." Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. After that, anything strange and funny became known as a Gennifer Joke.

Currently, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their two children. When she is not writing, she likes to draw animals at the zoo, especially crocodiles and turtles because they lie perfectly still. Notes From a Liar and Her Dog is her first novel for children.

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  • Title Al Capone Does My Shirts
  • Author Gennifer Choldenko
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Puffin Books, New York
  • Date 2006-04-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780142403709 / 0142403709
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 10 to UP years
  • Grade levels 5 - UP
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Geographic Orientation: California
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Mentally Challenged
  • Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, Family problems
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 04/17/2006, Page 192
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2007, Page 57

About the author

Gennifer Choldenko is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of ten children's books, including Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, No Passengers Beyond this Point, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, and Al Capone Does My Homework. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
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