Table of Contents
- 1 What is the theme of Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
- 2 What happens in Al Capone throws me a curve?
- 3 Who does the laundry on Alcatraz?
- 4 What genre is Al Capone throws me a curve?
- 5 What genre is Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
- 6 Where does Al Capone Shine my Shoes take place?
- 7 How is the conflict resolved in Al Capone does my shirts?
What is the theme of Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
Always Shine Your Own Shoes The author, Gennifer Choldenko, uses the example of Al Capone shining someone’s shoes but then expecting a favor in return to caution readers not to put themselves in a position where they owe others favors. In other words, If you can do something yourself, you should do something yourself.
What happens in Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
Set on Alcatraz in 1935, AL CAPONE SHINES MY SHOES, takes place where the first book in the trilogy, Al Capone Does My Shirts, left off. Al Capone has pulled strings to get Moose’s autistic sister into a special school. Now Moose has to pay back the famous gangster for the favor.
What happens in Al Capone throws me a curve?
About Al Capone Throws Me a Curve It’s the summer before he starts high school, and Moose is going to play a lot of baseball and win a spot on the high school team. But he still needs to watch his special older sister, Natalie–and then the warden asks Moose to look after his two-faced, danger-loving daughter, Piper.
How many pages are in Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
304
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142417188 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Publication date: | 01/25/2011 |
| Series: | Tales from Alcatraz Series , #2 |
| Pages: | 304 |
Who does the laundry on Alcatraz?
Desperate to help Natalie, Moose decides to take a risk, with the help of Piper, and writes a letter to the infamous criminal Al Capone, who works in Alcatraz’s laundry. The letter asks Capone to pull any strings he has to help Moose’s family get his sister back into school.
What age is Al Capone Shines My Shoes for?
Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel to Al Capone Does My Shirts. Recommended for ages 10+. Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel. It’s 1935.
What genre is Al Capone throws me a curve?
Historical Fiction
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve/Genres
Al Capone Throws Me a Curve is considered a work of fiction, specifically historical fiction. Define “fiction” and “historical fiction.” 7. Authors of historical fiction must do careful research in order to create an authentic time and place.
How many pages is Al Capone throws me a curve?
240
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101938164 |
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| Publisher: | Random House Children’s Books |
| Publication date: | 05/21/2019 |
| Series: | Tales from Alcatraz Series |
| Pages: | 240 |
What genre is Al Capone Shines My Shoes?
Al Capone Shines My Shoes/Genres
How does Moose feel about moving to Alcatraz?
Moose; He achieved this name because he is known as an Alcatraz Island Boy; He lived in San Francisco; His actual name is Matthew Flanagan. How does he feel about moving to Alcatraz? He feels like wanting poison oak in all of his body parts signaling he does not want to go.
Where does Al Capone Shine my Shoes take place?
Al Capone Shines My Shoes picks up where Al Capone Does My Shirts ends. It is August of 1935, and easy-going, affable, athletic Moose and twenty-four other kids—all children of prison guards and employees—live with their families in a residential building on Alcatraz.
How old was Moose Flanagan in Al Capone shines my Shoes?
FULL AL CAPONE SHINES MY SHOES SUMMARY. The year is 1935 and 12-year old Moose Flanagan and his sister, Natalie, are still living with their parents on Alcatraz Island where Moose’s dad is a prison guard.
How is the conflict resolved in Al Capone does my shirts?
The internal conflict within Moose is resolved when he comes to the conclusion that he is not wrong for wanting Natalie to be treated as a sixteen-year-old girl (which she is). He tells his mother that all of them have to stop pretending that Natalie is ten.
Why did Moose shake Capone’s hand through the bars?
Moose shakes his hand through the bars. Piper is angry and jealous that Moose got to meet Capone. To get back at Moose, she lies to her father, saying that Moose’s and Jimmy’s dads were drinking before they went on guard duty. The two men are put on probation.