LCE 6th grade Electronic Book Review

1. Student Reviewer’s Name: Lilli L
2. Date of review of book: June 20,2007
3. Complete Book Title: Al Capone Does My Shirts
4. Author of Book: Gennifer Choldenko
5. Year the book was published: 2004
6. Genre: Historical fiction
7. Student rating of the book (1 the highest, 5 the lowest): 1

8. Main conflict in the book: His sister is trying to get in some special school but she has problems and the whole family fights to survive without a lot of money.

9. Setting of the book: (place and time) Alcatraz Island, 1920’s

10. Main Characters and part they play in the book:
(1) Mouse is the thirteen year old brother
(2) Natalie is the sixteen year old sister who acts like she is four

11. Are the characters believable and interesting? Yes the characters are believable and interesting.

12. One excellent direct quotation from the book: (include who said it, page number, and use
quotation marks!) “We will not give up until we reach the top,” said Mouse pg.57

13. Good reasons to read the book: it is a fun pack of true family problems and how working together is important.

14. Any reasons not to read the book? It is a little boring in some places.

15. Did you like this book or not? And why…. I really liked this book because I can relate to some things and I think it is important for families to understand each other.