About this book
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Subjects
Brothers and sistersDysfunctional familiesJuvenile fictionFamily problemsFictionAutismUnited States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, CaliforniaHistoryFamily lifeHistorical fictionBrothers and sisters of children with disabilitiesSiblingsFamiliesNewbery HonorChildren's fictionCalifornia, fictionAutism, fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionFamily life, fictionFamily, fictionSiblings, fictionaward:Newbery_awardlexile:600lexile_range:601-700