Al Capone Does My Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko was the book I choose to read. A boy nicknamed Moose had recently moved to the island of Alcatraz to help his disabled sister. He experienced the scary, stunning, and intriguing part of living on the island of Alcatraz.
One personal connection I had with the book was the fact that I visited Alcatraz about five years ago. During my trip I really had the chance to explore how some people lived their lives behind bars. Walking across the island of Alcatraz was really a fascinating experience for me, because while reading this book I could picture exactly what Moose was describing. For example on page sixteen paragraph nine the author states, “Now, the cell house is looming over us like the world’s biggest school for bad boys-the kind of place where guys going in and never come out.” When the author had said that I could picture the old, dirty, and dark cell house I had seen when I was at Alcatraz. …show more content…
For example, on page one hundred forty seven, paragraph four the author says, “I spin and run toward the noise “ Natalie?” I crash the thicket. And then I see her. Natalie sitting on a rock with someone. A man. He is wearing a denim shirt and denim pants. A con. Natalie is sitting with a con.” The reason this event surprised me was the fact that the convicts are supposed to be locked up in their cells and a person shouldn't be comfortable around a convict. Especially since Natalie has a mental disability you would think she would be more frightened by a convict approaching