I liked the plot best, and the fact that it followed al capone does my shirts cronologically. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko. The terrific storytelling, which adds suspense and dread to the humour and poignancy of the first book, is underpinned by the authors own memories of her. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. The action in al capone shines my shoes begins when moose receives a note in his prisonlaundered clothing, your turn.
Moose lives on alcatraz with his mom, dad and his sister. Al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko dial books 288 pp. Al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko scholastic. This second book about moose and his hapless adventures on. The book al capone shines my shoes is a really good book because it is based a 12 year old boy named moose flanagan. The book was named as a newbery honor selection and in 2007 it received the california young reader medal. Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this muchanticipated sequel to newbery honor al capone does my shirts. Gennifer reads from her hilarious and historical novel about moose, a kid who lives on alcatraz, where his father is a prison guard. Twelveyear old moose flanagan continues his account of life on the rock and the conflicts and crises that beset the isolated community of cons, guards, mothers and kids who call it home. Al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko scholastic in 1935, 12yearold mooses dad is a prison guard on alcatraz. Marinoff, and moose actually has contact with al capone. Read common sense medias al capone shines my shoes.
When moose and the other alcatraz kids find themselves in the middle of. Al capone shines my shoes pdf download full download pdf. One day moose gets a note that he found in his pillow case. Al capone shines my shoes is the sequel to al capone does my shirts. Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this muchanticipated sequel to newbery honor al capone does my shirts its 1935. Al capone shines my shoes is a young adult historical novel in the tales from alcatraz series by gennifer choldenko which recounts the adventures of 12yearold moose flanagan during an escape attempt on alcatraz island. If moose cant figure out what capones note means, it may be too late. The last heartpounding installment in the new york times bestselling, newbery honorwinning alcatraz trilogy is not to be missed. Al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko goodreads. Although al capone shines my shoes is a fastpaced adventure story, the subtle underlying messages are worth hearing. Book al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko. Al capone shines my shoes is the sequel to choldenkos celebrated al capone does my shirts.
Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this muchanticipated sequel to newbery honor al capone does my shirtsits 1935. Al capone shines my shoes pdf download full read book page. What do you do when your neighbors are a bunch of hit men, con men, and mad dog murderers. In this installment, firstperson narrator moose flanagan, the twelveyearold son of a prison guard on alcatraz island, is alarmed when he learns it is his turn to do a.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The sequel to the newberyhonor winning al capone does my shirts, gennifer choldenkos middlegrade historical novel al capone shines my shoes 2009, is the second book in her tales from alcatraz series. Mooses ties to al capone deepen in engaging sequel. What other book might you compare al capone shines my shoes to and why. I would let al capone shine my shoes what did you love best about al capone shines my shoes.
It has a new villain in darby trixle, natalie is at ester p. What made the experience of listening to al capone shines my shoes the most enjoyable. Audible books are great for kids learning how to read chapter books and also for adults who want to multitask and listen and do other things at the same time. When his sister gets into a special school, moose gets a note in his laundry from al capone. He also lives with other guard families and a few hundred hit men and cons. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. Well, if youre moose flanagan, you ask the most notorious convict of them all. Listen to al capone shines my shoes by gennifer choldenko at. The book therefore balances the somewhat insulated kid existence on the island and its everyday squabbles and issues especially its focus on. Followed by, al capone shines my shoes al capone does my homework al capone throws me a curve. Kids and their grownups are going to love this one. Al capone does my shirts is a historical fiction novel for young adults by author gennifer. Gennifer choldenko is the new york times bestselling and newbery honor awardwinning author of ten childrens books, including notes from a liar and her. Nothing is the way its supposed to be when you live on an island with a billion birds, a ton of bird crap, a few dozen rifles, machine guns, and automatics, and 278 of americas worst criminalsthe cream of the criminal crop as one of our felons likes to say.