Nutmeg Book Award
2009 · Teen · Nominee
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MURDERERS, MOB BOSSES, AND CONVICTS...
THESE GUYS ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE NEIGHBORS.
Not unless you live on Alcatraz. It's 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that's home to criminals like notorious escapee Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and, of course, Al Capone. But that's just the beginning of Moose's troubles because on Alcatraz the kids are all cowed by the clever, danger-loving daughter of the warden, Piper Williams. Now Moose has to try to fit in at his new school, avoid getting caught up in one of Piper's countless schemes, and keep an eye on his sister, Natalie, who's not like other kids. All Moose wants to do is protect Natalie, live up to his parents' expectations, and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.
THESE GUYS ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE NEIGHBORS.
Not unless you live on Alcatraz. It's 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that's home to criminals like notorious escapee Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and, of course, Al Capone. But that's just the beginning of Moose's troubles because on Alcatraz the kids are all cowed by the clever, danger-loving daughter of the warden, Piper Williams. Now Moose has to try to fit in at his new school, avoid getting caught up in one of Piper's countless schemes, and keep an eye on his sister, Natalie, who's not like other kids. All Moose wants to do is protect Natalie, live up to his parents' expectations, and stay out of trouble. But on Alcatraz, trouble is never very far away.
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Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
California Young Reader Medal
2007 · Middle School · Winner
Colorado Children's Book Award
2007 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Garden State Teen Book Award
2007 · Fiction (Grades 6-8) · Winner
Heartland Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2007 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Nene Award
2007 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Nevada Young Readers' Award
2007 · Intermediate · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2007 · Middle School · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2007 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
2006 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2006 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2006 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2006 · Children's Book · Honor Book
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2006 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2006 · Young Adult · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2006 · Junior Book · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2006 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2006 · Young Adult · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2005 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Isinglass Teen Read Award
2005 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Jefferson Cup
2005 · Young Adults · Honor Book
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2005 · Young Adult · Commended
Newbery Medal
2005 · Children's · Honor Book
Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007)
2004 · Silver · Winner
Carnegie Medal
2004 · Children's · Nominee
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