Al Capone Does My Shirts

I just finished reading this book, a Newbery Medal Honor Winner, by Gennifer Choldenko. It was a really cute book. What I really enjoyed about it was the main charcter's struggle against doing what he knows to be right and what his peers are doing. His name is Matthew "Moose" Flanagan, and he lives on Alcatraz in the 1930s after his father got a job as electrician at the prison. I also enjoyed reading about Moose's main nemesis, a girl named Piper, who just happens to be the warden's daughter. She is always trying to get him into trouble!! Add into the mix an older sister who has autism (although autism didn't exist yet) who Moose has to take care of while his father and mother work, "convict" baseballs, and Moose's own curiosity, and Choldenko has created an exciting book that will hold readers' attentions and keep children coming back for more! I would definitely recommend this book to children 8+.