Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko

In which book does a character have an elaborate machine made of rocks, marbles, sticks and rubber bands?

In which book does a character obsess over buttons?

In which book does a character have an elaborate machine made of rocks, marbles, sticks and rubber bands?

In which book does a character sit on a needlepoint brocade chair and count the stitches on the seat?

In which book does a character use roller skates as transportation?

In which book are baseballs collected?

In which book are there row after row of dark windows all spooky quiet?

In which book did a boy go to a new school and pass a note asking, "Do you play ball?"

In which book did a boy play baseball and get a double play?

In which book did a character fall in love with a convict?

In which book did a character write a letter to a convict?

In which book did a girl have autism?

In which book did a person get stabbed with a knife made of old silverware?

In which book does a character love to play baseball?

In which book did kids charge 5 cents for people to have their shirts washed by criminals?

In which book did someone live on an island with a prison?

In which book do cons play baseball and sometimes hit one over the fence?

In which book does a boy put on a clean shirt and finds a brown piece of paper in the sleeve?

In which book does a character behave as if the character's nerves have been rotted and fallen apart the day of an interview?

In which book does a character bring a truck to a squeaky halt and crank down the window?

In which book does a character draw pictures of the moon phases?

In which book does a character get a 'convict-felon treatment'?

In which book does a character give a smile like the one when the parent of an obnoxious piano student asks how he is doing?

In which book does a character love correcting people?

In which book does a character peek out their front window and look up to see a little glass room lit bright in the dark night?

In which book does a character say that all the kids have macaroni salad in their hair and wear their clothes inside out?

In which book does a character sing silent night for a bunch of convicts?

In which book does a character sit on the floor with another character, holding a pile of buttons in each hand?

In which book does a character sit outside someone's room and cry for two straight hours?

In which book does a character stare at their right hand like there is a movie playing on her palm and they just can't bear to pull themselves away?

In which book does a character take off a green feathered hat as if they're staying for a while?

In which book does a character wait for another character to tie their shoe before moving on?

● In which book does a character want to move somewhere like they want to have poison oak on their privates?

In which book does a character wonder if something is jam or blood?

In which book does a character clench his fists because he wants to give another character a pounding?

In which book does a character's foot bob like the character's foot hurts?

In which book does a girl come around the side of a building, flipping a flat yellow hat on a finger like a pizza?

In which book does a person take a ship to school?

In which book does it rain the entire month of February and half of March?

In which book do the kids try to sneak in a prison but get caught by their mother?

In which book is a baseball game moved to Tuesday?

In which book is a character's bed a squeaky old army cot?

In which book is a characters birthday Monday, May 27th, 1935

In which book is a character’s second cousin making fun of the character's daughter?

In which book is dinner made by convicts?

In which book is there only one character that sticks to the rules of a warden?

In which book was a character based on the author's sister?

In which book are characters not allowed to wear bathing suits?

In which book does a character drop a pink purse on another character's toe?

In which book does a character say his uncle Dean said he has big football shoulders?

In which book does a character’s father work as the warden?

In which book does someone wake up to find another character stuffing extra clothes into their laundry?

In which book does a character sleep with a baseball bat?

In what book does the character Bea Trixle make some manicotti?

In which book does a boy purposefully misread words while reading aloud from a book?

In what book is a character Scarface known for rubouts?

In what book does it mention a dinner party of death?

In what book does a boy write a letter asking someone to help his sister?