Al Capone Shines My Shoes

by Choldenko, Gennifer

• ISBN13: 9780803734609
• ISBN10: 0803734603
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-08
• Publisher: Dial

Summary

Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel. It's 1935. Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz with his family, the other families of the guards, and a few hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers and a handful of bank robbers too. And one of those cons has just done him a big favor. You see, Moose has never met Al Capone, but a few weeks ago Moose wrote a letter to him asking him to use his influence to get his sister, Natalie, into a school she desperately needs in San Francisco. After Natalie got accepted, a note appeared in Moose's freshly laundered shirt that said: Done. As this book begins, Moose discovers a new note. This one says: Your turn. Is it really from Capone? What does it mean? Moose can't risk anything that might get his dad fired. But how can he ignore Al Capone?

Author Biography

Gennifer Choldenko received a B.A. from Brandeis University, graduating cum laude with honors, and a B.F.A. in illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Gennifer’s first picture book is titled Moonstruck: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon. Reviewers called Moonstruck "hilarious" (School Library Journal), "hysterical, irreverent" (National Parenting Center), and "a giggle from beginning to end" (Publishers Weekly). Gennifer 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. After that, anything strange and funny became known as a Gennifer Joke.

Currently, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and their two children. When she is not writing, she likes to draw animals at the zoo, especially crocodiles and turtles because they lie perfectly still. Notes From a Liar and Her Dog is her first novel for children.

Table of Contents

The Cream of the Criminal Crop	p. 1
The Secret Passageway	p. 9
Willy One Arm	p. 20
Murderers and Madmen	p. 26
Auntie's Revenge	p. 39
What Capone Wants	p. 49
Itchy All Over	p. 54
Icebox Fly	p. 59
That Your Boy, Boss?	p. 68
A Dangerous Game	p. 73
A Roomful of Wind-Up Toys	p. 79
The Irish Way	p. 82
Everybody Likes Moose	p. 88
Dead Twelve-Year-Olds	p. 92
Mae Capone Is a Looker	p. 99
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake	p. 111
Pixie Guard #1	p. 117
Kissing a Dead Squid	p. 128
Drunk in the Guard Tower	p. 134
Welkum Hom Nadalee	p. 139
Shiny Buttons	p. 143
Toilet's Stopped Up	p. 151
Seven Finger's Candy Bars	p. 155
A Deal With the Warden's Daughter	p. 159
The Bad Guys Are Locked Up	p. 169
Al Capone Is the Waiter	p. 175
Throw, Catch, Throw, Catch	p. 186
Pig Half in the Poke	p. 194
A Sweet Spot for Moose	p. 204
Why Are Boys Special?	p. 210
The Warden's Party	p. 216
The Good Prisoner	p. 225
Outside the Warden's House	p. 233
The Boss	p. 239
The Pixie Jailer Playground	p. 245
Kids on the Rock	p. 253
The Yellow Dress	p. 257
Author's Note	p. 261
Notes	p. 271
Acknowledgments	p. 273
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