
Written by Gennifer Choldenko
Part of the Tales from Alcatraz series
A boy must navigate Alcatraz's dangers to join a baseball team.
Moose Flanagan faces a summer of challenges on Alcatraz Island. To join the baseball team, he must secure an impossible item from the prison. Meanwhile, he juggles caring for his autistic sister, Natalie, and dealing with the warden's cunning daughter, Piper. As Moose confronts authority figures and even Al Capone, he discovers the true meaning of courage. Will he manage to balance his responsibilities and achieve his dreams, or will the island's secrets prove too much? Dive into a tale of resilience and unexpected alliances in the shadow of America's most notorious prison.
Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden’s daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.
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