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Title: Al Capone Does my Shirts--A Very Good Book
Review: Al Capone Does my Shirts is about a kid called Matthew Flanagan (who goes by the name of "Moose") who lives on Alcatraz Island. Moose's dad is an electrician, but gets a job as a guard for the prison on Alcatraz. Moose's sister's name is Natalie, but she's what we'd call nowadays "autistic". Moose goes to school with an evil and at the same time pretty girl called Piper, who just happens to be the warden's daughter. Moose gets blamed for a lot of bad things that Piper does, and Natalie's autism just gets in the way of things.All in all, I think that Al Capone Does my Shirts is a very good read, especially for kids in the 4th to 9th grade level. It's a fast read, and you don't want to put the book down. It was interesting to learn about what life might have been like on Alcatraz in the 1930's, and, in addition to being a good book, it gives you a good historical standpoint and will teach you some things as you read it.
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