AUTHOR:
Gennifer Choldenko
GENRE: Historical Fiction
THEME: Challenges, new experiences, autism,
responsibility
PRIMARY
AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS: Moose
Flanagan and Piper the Warden’s daughter.
AWARD(S): Newbery Honor Book 2005
DATE
OF PUBLICATION: 2004, Putnam Juvenile
SUMMARY: What an interesting book. It is set in
1935. Moose and his family move to
Alcatraz after his Dad gets a job as a prison guard/electrician there. Moose has a younger sister called Natalie who
has autism and he has to go home after school every day to watch her. The Flanagan’s are encouraged to put Natalie
in an institution because back then little was known about autism. They refuse and choose to keep her with them. Moose has a special connection with his
sister. When they get to the island Moose meets new
friends and finds out that the Warden’s daughter Piper is nothing but trouble,
even if she is cute! Al Capone joins
the story and helps the family….read the book to find out how….
HOW
I WOULD USE THIS BOOK AS A TEACHER: I
would use this book to teach responsibility and introduce students to autism.
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