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Book Review of Al Capone Does My Shirts (Newbery Honor Book)

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Newbery Honor Book)
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1935, Alcatraz Island. When Moose's family moves to Alcatrax so his father can work as a guard and his sister can attend a special school in San Francisco, he has to leave behind his friends and his winning baseball team. On Alcatraz, Moose's dad is so busy he's never around. And his mom's preoccupation with Natalie's condition - her tantrums and constant needs - spirals out of control. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the warden, he knows right off she;s trouble. But she's also strangely irrisistible. All Moose wants is to protect Natalie, make his parents proud and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.