Al Capone Does My Shirts
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,…
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April 20, 2006Gennifer Choldenko was the youngest in a family of four kids, where her nickname was “Snot-Nose.” Her quirky sense of humor made its debut at the dinner table when Gennifer was a very little kid. She is the author of seven children’s books, including Notes from a Liar and Her Dog, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period; and Al Capone Shines My Shoes.
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Gennifer Choldenko
Orphan Eleven
Gennifer Choldenko
One-Third Nerd
Gennifer Choldenko; illustrated by Églantine Ceulemans
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve
Gennifer Choldenko
Dad and the Dinosaur
Gennifer Choldenko; Illustrated by Dan Santat
Chasing Secrets
Gennifer Choldenko
Putting the Monkeys to Bed
Gennifer Choldenko; Illustrated by Jack E. Davis
Al Capone Does My Homework
Gennifer Choldenko
No Passengers Beyond This Point
Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone Shines My Shoes
Gennifer Choldenko
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Gennifer Choldenko
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko