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Al Capone Shines My Shoes |  | Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher: Dial
List Price: $17.99
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Seller: BRILANTI BOOKS
Rating:  12 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Printing
Reading Level: All Ages
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0803734603
EAN: 9780803734609
Publication Date: September 8, 2009
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Product Description
Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel. Its 1935. Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz with his family, the other families of the guards, and a few hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers and a handful of bank robbers too. And one of those cons has just done him a big favor. You see, Moose has never met Al Capone, but a few weeks ago Moose wrote a letter to him asking him to use his influence to get his sister, Natalie, into a school she desperately needs in San Francisco. After Natalie got accepted, a note appeared in Mooses freshly laundered shirt that said: Done. As this book begins, Moose discovers a new note. This one says: Your turn. Is it really from Capone? What does it mean? Moose cant risk anything that might get his dad fired. But how can he ignore Al Capone?
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 The Review for Al Capone Shines My Shoes May 18, 2010
Nichole Vogelsinger (Sellersville, PA)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko, is the second book in the series. The first book is called Al Capone Does My Shirts and was mostly for character development. My rating for Al Capone Shines My Shoes is 4 stars. The reason for this is that there is not as much action as I would like in a book like this. There are only short bursts of intense action and suspense. I really loved the book because of the characters that are very realistic and you can relate to. In addition, the book is a good length and it leaves you feeling like someone that lives on Alcatraz because you know so much about the island. The book is for both genders. It is for boys because the main character is a boy and you see the island through him. It is a girl book because many of the side characters are girls.
The story is about seven children and their parents who live on Alcatraz Island. The reason they are there is because their dads work on the island as doctors, guards, electricians, and of course, the warden. The main character, Mathew Flanagan, called Moose by all his friends, is the son of an electrician on the island. One of the conflicts he has in the book is caring for his autistic sister, Natalie, who is a very smart individual in her own way. She always seems to get into situations with the convicts living on the island and eventually is tied up in a convict's plan to escape. "Passmen", which are convicts that work in the warden's mansion, play an important role throughout the book and add an element of fear. The non-chalant funniness and suspenseful moments all combine to make a book that is a must-read for all teens.
My students LOVE this book! Even more than the first one! May 8, 2010
fake name (Las Vegas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 7th grade students love this book! We first read Al Capone Does My Shirts and my students, who are reluctant readers, were engaged and completely invested in this book. Which is a huge feat for me to find a book that all my students enjoy and want to read. After the first Al Capone... book we immediately started reading the sequel, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, at the students request.
As much as they loved the first book, they enjoy this book even more! It has a new villain in Darby Trixle, Natalie is at Ester P. Marinoff, and Moose actually has contact with Al Capone! They don't want to stop reading!
As a teacher, I like any book that engages students but I find myself enjoying this book with the students. Even after the third time I've read it each day.
While it is set in 1935, the language and situation the children on the island go through are relatable to today's students. Gennifer Choldenko touches on a lot of relevant issues such as autism, friendship, right/wrong, and forgiveness. Choldenko uses a lot of figurative language, especially similes that make the students (and myself) laugh out loud.
This is a fun book and a great read for all students. Especially if you have a reluctant or non-reader. I highly recommend it!
Guilty....of being good February 8, 2010
Quixote010 (columbus, ohio)
Gennifer Choldenko has now written two interesting teen books that neatly combine coming-of-age in the 30s with history of San Francisco and that notorious prison, Alcatraz.
Moose Flannigan's father has uprooted the family to take a job as an electrician and a prison guard, and the events and conditions affecting any youngster trying to adapt to a new living environment, especially one housing the nation's best-known criminals, leads to an entertaining and interesting book. Because of security and other concerns, guards actually lived on the island with their families, and certain conditions needed to be met for those visiting and leaving the prison site.
Obviously the book has been written with teens in mind since it introduces elements of puppy love, fear, adventure, and decision-making. But adults will find this (and the initial "Al Capone Does My shirts") enjoyable.
Both stories tell interesting facts about the island, conditions there, prison and guard duties, family living conditions, etc.; and the author includes notes at the end of each book explain what situations and incidences are gleamed from actual historical facts. Both are written from a teen boy's perspective, and include numerous humorous comments and observations that keep the story going.
Anyone interested in the Depression-era or curious about the people and conditions on the island of Acatraz will find these books enjoyable.
Al Capone books January 24, 2010
Nancy (California)
My 6th grade granddaughter read the first of the Al Capone books, Al Capone Does My Shirts in school and loved it. So, we bought this one, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, and she is reading it now - also really enjoying it! I think these are great for middle school girls and boys.
Best sequel ever! December 19, 2009
P. Drape (Waverly, IA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am so glad I bought this book. I have already given several copies of the first book to teacher friends to use as outloud reading to their junior high classes. I am now retired after 43 years of teaching, but one thing that never changes is kids loving a book read to them. These books not only give them insight into the 1930's, but a glipse at the predjudice and insensitivity of dealing with special needs children.
This book also has a wonderful way of showing forgiveness within a "family". The message that everyone makes mistakes, but forgiveness is the glue that keeps you together. What a great story.
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