Another Tale from Alcatraz By: Gennifer Choldenko Group Members: Somer, Logan, Natalie, and Gabe

The author’s name is Gennifer Choldenko and the genre is historical fiction. In this book a kid named Moose and his sister named Natalie go with their parents to Alcatraz Island in The other characters are Piper, Theresa, Jimmy, and Annie. The main conflict is the characters got stolen by three cons, Seven Fingers, One Arm Willy, and Buddy Boy. In the resolution, Natalie saved them from being shot because she was saying, “no guns!” Gabe

Text-to-Self Connection I’m mischievous like Moose, like when he went in a vent to get baseball gear without anybody knowing. Text-to-Text Connection In Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Greg moves to a different place, just like Moose has to do. Text-to-World Connection There’s a real Alcatraz Island, in real life, which is now a tourist attraction, which you can now go see. Logan

Natalie Moose is brave because he called for help even though he did not know if the cons had guns. Moose is adventurous because he always has a plan when his friends are around. Moose is polite because he gave every girl a rose on the boat. Moose is thoughtful because even though Piper is mean to him he is always there for her.

Time Place Environment San Francisco Bay Alcatraz Island California 1935 Past Morning Night Buildings Sand Water Schools Cons Jail Somer

We rated the book on a scale from Here are our scores! Somer: Logan: Natalie: Gabe: 10-10

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