Like the first book in the trilogy, the plot involves main character Moose's autistic sister. There's some kissing, and some good insight and frank boy-talk about girls' looks, which ultimately hurts some feelings. The older kids start to see differences between boys and girls as well as the effect of crushes on how boys and girls behave. Dill Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz Island because his dad is a prison guard. Book Review: Gennifer Choldenko’s Al Capone Does My Shirts by Margo L. Gennifer Choldenko Meet-the-Author Recording of Al Capone Shines My Shoes Audio Excerpt from Orphan Eleven Video Book Trailer for Dad and the Dinosaur. The young characters are faced with many situations where they must choose right from wrong, but the choices are not all that clear. Her first book, Finding My Place, a middle-grade historical novel, will be published in 2009. Parent need to know that Al Capone Shines My Shoes is an engaging sequel to Gennifer Choldenko's Newbery Honor-winning Al Capone Does My Shirts, about seventh grader Moose Flanagan and his family, who live on Alcatraz Island along with other families working for the famous prison during the Great Depression. The students will: learn about autism as a learning exceptionality, the North American penal system, responsibility.

In one scene, the doctor suggests giving whiskey and milk to calm a baby.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. No actual drinking, but the warden's daughter, always stirring the pot, falsely accuses Moose's dad and another guard of drinking on the job, which jeopardizes their employment on Alcatraz. Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko, Paperback Barnes & Noble® Home Kids Books Add to Wishlist A Little Ferry Tale Only 9.99 With Purchase of Any Kids Book Al Capone Throws Me a Curve by Gennifer Choldenko Paperback 7.99 Hardcover 17.99 Paperback 7.99 eBook 4.

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