T.O.H.P. Burnham Free Library (Essex)

Al Capone throws me a curve, Gennifer Choldenko

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Al Capone throws me a curve

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Gennifer Choldenko

A tale from Alcatraz

"1936. Alcatraz. The roughest hart-time prison in America. No one ever escapes. Not even prisoner #85: Al Capone, the most dangerous criminal in the country. Moose Flanagan's father is the assistant warden, so his family lives on the island. It's the summer before he starts high school, and Moose is trying hard to get on the baseball team. The captain wants something from Alcatraz, and if Moose can get it, he and his best friend will make the team. The problem? The captain's demand is impossible. Meanwhile, Moose must keep an eye on his fragile older sister, Natalie, as well as the warden's two-faced, danger-loving daughter, Piper, who has a crush on him. He winds up in a terrible jam, and the only way out is terrifying. Moose has to learn to stand up to people: His parents. The warden. Piper. Even Al Capone. And then Moose gets the pitch of a lifetime and delivers a hit no one on Alcatraz will ever forget"--, Provided by publisher

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