Al Capone Does My Shirts

This book by Gennifer Choldenko was very entertaining...I guess it helps that I went to Alcatraz this summer...so many of the places in the book and some of the prison's history was fresh in my mind. Moose's father gets a job on Alcatraz as both an electrician and a guard. He moves the family to the island...which includes Moose's sister Natalie, who has turned 10 years old for several years. Moose feels a little funny living on an island with Al Capone and with good reason. I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and looking at life on Alcatraz through the eyes of some of the kids who live there (and there really were families that lived there). I recommend it..and I promise I will read some adult books this weekend!