Al Capone Does My Shirts Analysis

The setting kind of makes the story in Al Capone Does My Shirts. If Moose and his pals weren't stuck on a tiny island, they most definitely wouldn't get so creative—and if the island weren't full...

Moose is our main character and our narrator. Because he's telling us his own story, we get a limited view of the big picture sometimes—this can be exciting, though, because anything Moose doesn'...

This story is told by a twelve year old, and details his adventures with kids his age and his teenage sister. Because of this, the language is straightforward and the subject matter generally goes...

Believe it or not, the title—Al Capone Does My Shirts—isn't only paying homage to Piper's ill-fated laundry service. Though, of course, we don't realize this until the very end. To recap, Piper...

The best kind of ending is the kind that gives you just enough, letting you know what happens and then ending before you hear too much about it. And that's exactly how Al Capone Does My Shirts ends...

The hardest thing about this book is understanding Natalie's condition—which really isn't that hard to do. Everything else is straightforward and simple, making this a book you can breeze right t...

An Exclusive Island Getaway (But Not Really)It all starts when Moose moves to this little place called Alcatraz. Unlike other islands, Alcatraz is pretty much a huge prison, filled with the most da...

Gennifer Choldenko feels like she was raised by her siblings, and she's really close with them now. In fact, these relationships are so important to her that she deliberately explores siblings in h...

This book contains some very vague references to an adult situation. Namely: What exactly is the nature of Natalie's relationship with the convict? Nothing is mentioned outright, but Moose is warne...

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