Al Capone Throws Me a Curve (A Tale from Alcatraz, #4) by
Gennifer Choldenko, 225 pages. Wendy
Lamb Books (Random House), 2018.
$18
Content: Language: G; Mature
Content: G; Violence: PG.
BUYING
ADVISORY: EL; MS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE
APPEAL: AVERAGE
Moose lives on Alcatraz
with his family because his dad is the assistant warden. Moose wants to make the high school baseball
team, but the high school players tell him he can’t be on the team unless he
brings a picture of Moose with Al Capone.
Moose can’t interact with the prisoners, so that bribe isn’t realistic
and it discourages Moose. On top of that
worry, Moose must take care of his autistic sister, Natalie. Natalie is getting older and Moose loves her,
but she doesn’t always act in a socially appropriate way and living on the
island often leads Natalie to trouble. With
all his concerns, Moose is a good kid that his family relies on and he has to
make his way through his teenage problems.
I love Moose-he is a great character and his love and care for his sister
is heartwarming. The Alcatraz setting is
a fun backdrop for all the problems Moose faces. I love this whole series and the fun Alcatraz
facts at the back. There is some intense moments and a prisoner cuts someone with a knife, so that is why the PG rating.
C. Peterson
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