Moose and his sister, Natalie, live on the island of Alcatraz in 1935. Natalie has a condition (which we now know as autism) which sometimes results in tantrums and other outbursts. Natalie has very limited verbal ability.
It becomes Moose's job to help Natalie improve enough to someday enter the Esther P. Marinoff School that has shown great success in working with kids like Natalie. He takes her with him when he plays with other kids on the island.
Piper is the daughter of the prison warden, and she is responsible for Moose getting into trouble on more than one occasion. She keeps life interesting for the kids on Alcatraz.
Genre: historical fiction
Topics: mental disabilities, caring for a sibling, 1935, Alcatraz, Al Capone, laundry, baseball, friends, warden, life near a prison facility, new school, making friends, responsibility
Mrs. Beckwith's rating: 3 of 5
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