What would it be like to live on an island that houses the maximum security prison, Alcatraz, where ruthless criminals such as Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly are incarcerated?
Twelve year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have moved to Alcatraz Island in 1935, where Moose's father can work as a prison guard in Alcatraz, and his older sister, Natalie, can attend a school for kids with special needs. Moose finds a host of challenges awaiting him: the adjustment to having a prison in the immediate vicinity, helping his autistic sister, and the navigation of a wary friendship with the warden's daughter, Piper, whose schemes get all of the island kids in trouble.
This is an outstanding work of historical fiction that is engaging and funny. Be sure to read the two sequels Al Capone Shines My Shoes and Al Capone Does My Homework.
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