Book Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
A Summary Statement About This Book: This book is about a boy who moves to Alcatraz island with his family, causing his whole life to change. This story takes place on Alcatraz Island in 1935. I feel the theme of this book was that even the worst of people can do some good. Mathew Flanagan (aka moose) is the main character in this story. He is a twelve year old boy who is sensitive. He has brown hair and is taller than his father. Another character in this story is Natalie. She is moose’s older sister. She is 16 years old and is autistic. Piper is the warden’s daughter. She often plays with moose. The beginning of the story was when moose and his family move