Al Capone Does My Shirts

by Gennifer Choldenko (G.P. Putnam's Sons/a division of Penguin Young Readers Group)

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Alcatraz is the evocative backdrop for Al Capone Does My Shirts -- a highly original novel set in 1935. Twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan tells about his travails on "the Rock," where his father has taken a job. Hilarious antics are deftly interwoven with themes of isolation and imprisonment, compassion and connection.

Awards Won

Title Year
image of the John Newbery medal John Newbery Medal

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The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2005 - Honor(s)