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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz) by Gennifer Choldenko; Kirby Heyborne is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz) about?

The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. A Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller A People magazine "Best kid's Book" An ALA Book for Young Adults An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Y

Who reads Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz)?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Gennifer Choldenko; Kirby Heyborne
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9780439674324
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult
Rating
3.83 / 5 (33,977 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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