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161 And thanks to you, Linda, for reminding me about Al Capone Does My Shirts when you read it. I had been intending to read it since the literature festival, but you helped me to move it up toward the top of the list! Terri
I really liked Al Capone Does My Shirts I agree with you re. the mom, I felt the same way.
And, thanks for giving me an idea for a friend whose son is in the Coast Guard. I was strugging with what to get her for Christmas. I'm going shopping for this book in the next few days.
Ha ...  Book #13: Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko. YA.
This is for the "Kidstuff" Young Adult category.
This story is set on Alcatraz Island in 1935, when it was common for families of ...
Book # 68: Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko. YA fiction, 214 pages + author's note. (Obtained from the Public Library.)
This story is set on Alcatraz Island in 1935, when it was ... ... (How many times can he put the modifier "world-famous" before the choir name before it gets stale?) I'm also reading Al Capone Does My Shirts, which is a pretty nice YA read, though the grownups in it drive me crazy. ... I almost gave up before the 50 page mark but the title kept popping up everywhere as a fantastic book so I kept on.
101. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Rating: 3.5
This was a YA recommendation from Whisper1. Thanks so much! I really enjoyed this read as the Alcatraz ... #28)
Good choice with Al Capone Does my Shirts. I thought it was a fantastic book about a unique situation. ... I'd also like to visit Ellis Island. They are both on my to do list.
What did you think of Alcatraz? The Author of Al Capone Does My shirts seemed to know her history and also researched families who lived on Alcatraz. I think you might like this book. I finished another Newbery Honor book. I recommend Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. Zoe
While the review given of Al Capone Does My Shirts was favorable and I liked the book, overall, I gave it three stars because it did not compare as well with other stellar books I've read. For example, The Wednesday Wars was rated five stars because it made me laugh and cry and the ... ... by Sherman Alexie
Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry by Scott Reynolds Nelson
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
All the Stars Came Out that Night by Kevin King
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
An Arso ... ... I'm setting a goal of reading all Newbery award and honor books by the end of 2010. And, I didn't know about the sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts. I'll see if my local library has this one.
Regarding your son, I send all good wishes...and prayers.
... describe her as spunky. She's very short, and very spunky, and she talked about her writing process and doing research for Al Capone Does My Shirts as well as the sequel (which was just released in September!) Al Capone Shines My Shoes.
Of course, when she talked about her sister and her ... Welcome back, Linda! It's good to see your positive review of Al Capone Does My Shirts. I've had the pleasure of attending the Spring Festival of Children's Literature at Frostburg University in Maryland, and Gennifer Choldenko was my very, very favorite of all the authors and illustrators ... ... ffler.com/lt/number_2.bmp">
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
2005 was a stellar year for Newbery Award winning books. Al Capone Does My Shirts joins two of my favorites, Kira K ... Category 4: KID STUFF juvenile / YA fiction
1. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. Finished 12/6/09.
candidates:
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Curse of the Blue Figurine by John Bellairs
Al Capone Shines My Shoes ... ... Parts of it were good.
Welcome back Fyrefly! I'm so glad I get to pick for you! {I covet your shelves :)} For you I pick Al Capone Does My Shirts. That title made me laugh out loud. After I read the description, I just had to choose it for you. I suspect that upon reading your review, I will ... ... dt
130) Tethered by Amy MacKinnon
OCTOBER
131) Getting Near to Baby by Audrey Couloumbis
132) Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
133) Straw into Gold by Gary Schmidt
134) Trouble by Gary Schmidt
135) The Family Under The Bridge by N ... ... Book by Neil Gaiman
2008H - Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
2007H - Rules by Cynthia Lord
2005H - Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
2001W - Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
1999H - Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck
1996H - Great Fire ... #38 Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
This was an extremely well written book. I enjoyed the character of Moose, but even more so, I was drawn into the family dynamic surrounding a mentally disturbed family member. Matthew "Moose" Flanagan moves to Alcatraz Island with his ... #43 Miss Teacher: I loved Al Capone Does My Shirts
Several I like are:
The Sunshine Rider: The First Vegetarian Western
by Ric Lynden Hardman
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Hovath
Necking With Louise by Rick Book
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove was a great book, as was Al Capone Does My Shirts for young adults. Al Capone Does My Shirts was a fun read and set during the 1940s on Alcatraz. But it's YA / Children's so not too crime-y. The stranger beside me by Ann Rule
Capone by Laurence Bergreen
Mao by Jung Chang
Helter skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Under the loving care of the fatherly leader by Bradley K. Martin
Rasputin by Edward Radzinsky
Stalin by Edward Radzinsky
Crime Inc. by Martin Sho ... You could look at the book Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. I know it falls within the age range. I really enjoyed the book. In 7th grade you read Al Capone Does My Shirts. You were all proud of it, because it was on the Arizona reading thiny, and I would just laugh at you, because I though you were pathetic for reading it.
Hehe.
Sorry..... #9 Strip Jack by Ian Rankin
#10 Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
#10 1/2 The Mouse and the Motocycle by Beverly Cleary (read as part of a book club at our elementary school).
32. Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins
33. Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas
34. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
35. He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado
I guess I need to lower my goal a bit, as I don't think I'm going to be able to read 5 books a month for ... Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai by John Tayman I just finished If A Tree Falls At Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko and I really liked it. I liked how the chapters were different pov of the characters around the same subject. I love looking inside each of the characters minds while they are going through a conflict. A very adult ending ... Definitely try Al Capone Does My Shirts again - incredible book
As for some creative/unique/funny titles, I liked The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Stuck in Neutral, An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries, Bucking the Sarge
Several people have mentioned Louise Rennison's titles - I ... Mess 45: I have Al Capone Does My Shirts and read about half of it and I don't know why I put it down and didn't go back. Maybe I should find it. Al Capone Does My Shirts. ... for suggestions of what to read. I would suggest The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
Another one that is very good is Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko.
Two other juvenile books that my book group has enjoyed are Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and The Whipping Bo ... ... tried to read a book as many times before giving up... I give up pretty fast if I don't like something.
Anyway, back to Al Capone Does my Shirts...
It was really involving emotionally, and that's great... I usually don't get caught up in English-language children's/YA books. (I wonder if ... prezzey - Al Capone Does My Shirts has been highly recommended to me by my 10 year old (sister to an older autistic brother), and a few teachers at her school. It's around here someplace - I have to read it one of these days. Let us know what you think of it. ... written (though it's nothing special beyond that) but I didn't like the attitude toward autism...
I've recently bought Al Capone Does my Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko but I haven't read it yet, I have high hopes for that one... but then again I had high hopes for A Wizard Alone too.
i totally agree, lehack... Al Capone Does My Shirts is absolutely the best. it really leaves you wondering at the end. ... Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard
Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (juvenile fiction)
Non-fiction
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Honorable mention: The Curious Incident of ... I just finished Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. It is a great book for middle schoolers and I think it would make for some good discussions. I am now reading The Closers by Michael Connelly. I have never read a bad book by Connelly.
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