Al Capone Does My Shirts

Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts
Author: Gennifer Choldenko
Genre: Fiction
Reviewer: Patrick

This book is the story of Moose Flanagan, Alcatraz Island Boy. If you have never heard of Alcatraz Island, it was a twelve-acre rock covered with cement that housed a prison off the shore of San Francisco, California. It was open during the 1934 and closed in 1964. Moose moved there with his family. His dad was one of the prison guards. Alcatraz or “Devil’s Island” had convicts that are the kind other prisons didn’t want. The worst of the worst, they said it was a prison no one could escape from. Moose had a sister named Natalie that needed a special school, the Esther P. Marinoff School. It was for kids like Natalie that needed extra help. She had autism which no one knew a lot about back then. The story was set in 1935 right after the prison opened.

The story was about how 23 kids lived among the worst convicted prisoners and how strange friendships can evolve. Moose liked baseball and all the things regular kids liked. He had to move away from all his friends for his sister. One of the most famous prisoners was Al Capone, a dangerous gangster from Chicago. The title of the book comes from the fact that Al Capone worked in the prison laundry! Piper, one of Moose’s’ new friends had a scheme to make money by having extra shirts washed in the prison laundry and people would pay to have Al Capone wash their shirts. Until the warden, Piper’s father, found out…. You have to read the book to find out how Al Capone helped Moose, his sister and his family.

This book tells how you can make unusual friends and I would recommend it. It is a book that has a real story and you can make sense of the plot. It is fiction but I believe that it could have really happened. I would have liked to go to have a tour of the prison even though it has been closed for years. That makes the story seem so real. Sometimes you have to put your family first and I liked how Moose was able to make the best of that type of situation.

The Name of this Book is Secret

The Name of this Book is Secret
Author: Pseudonymous Bosch
Genre: Mystery
Reviewer: Sidd

Well, as the name says, this book's name is secret. Still, this book is also about a secret. Plus, it also contains a secret! Do you think that you could handle that? In this book, there are many things that I can't tell you because it is classified, but I can tell you that this book's plot revolves around the mysterious death of a magician. The main characters are named Cass and Max-Ernest. They aer the ones that try to solve the mystery of his death. Once again, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anymore. Just go and read this book for yourself.

This book comes with a mysterious narrator who will guide on the way through the main characters' adventures. This book is also filled with word puzzles, anagrams, and many more things that will make this a real page-turner. I swear that this book is just 357 pages of fun! Although is it a little confusing to read, I suggest this book to anyone who loves adventure and mystery.

Maximum Ride the Angel Experiment

Title: Maximum Ride the Angel Experiment
Author: James Patterson
Genre: Sci Fi

Maximum Ride is a sci-fi, thriller, and mystery, made by James Patterson. I would call it action if there was such a genre. The Angel Experiment is the first in the series, followed by Schools Out- Forever, Saving the World and other extreme sports, and the most recently released, The Final Warning. The book is about 6 amazing kids who all have something different than us. They where biogenetically engineered to have wings and fly. They were raised in a lab, and tortured in various tests, but they escaped with the help of Jeb. He was a Scientist who actually had feelings to the kids. After the escape, they live in a mountain side retreat. Then one of the kids, Angel, is kidnapped by an Eraser. An Eraser is what the 6 kids call the half-man, half-wolf creatures from the lab trying to capture the kids. Will the kids be able to save Angel? Read this book to find out!

This book was absolutely amazing. It was mystery, sci-fi, and thriller all the time. Always, and I mean always, were you sitting on the edge of your seat. The quick wits and action in this book always add up to one thing, pure awesomeness. Now if you dislike action movies like Mission Impossible, James Bond, and Die Hard (maybe not) you would love this book. Even if not this is still a great book. Now if you are wondering what I personally thought. This is the best book series I have ever read. (I don’t read that much though) I would literally read 150 pages per night. I was on the edge of my seat of course. Read this book if it is the last thing you do!

Smiles to Go

Title: Smiles to Go
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Genre: Fiction
Reviewer: Sidd

This book is about a teenager named Will Tuppence. He is your average teenager, he eats pizza, plays chess, has an annoying little sister, has two friends named BT (Anthony Botempo) and Mi-Su, and so on. The whole book is based about his life. The twists and turns of an average teenage boy are about to come alive in this book!

This book is written in a diary format. It a warm-hearted book. I love how this book is very psychological, but it is also filled with comedy and drama. This amalgam-of-emotions book will thrill you. You won't be able to stop reading until you have finished the book. We already know that Jerry Spinelli is an excellent author with is Newberry Honor Book Maniac Magee, so why not read this one? I guarantee you it will give you a smile.