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Average rating3.6
Set in 1935, when guards actually lived on Alcatraz Island with their families, Choldenko's second novel brings humor to the complexities of family dynamics.
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2 primary booksTales from Alcatraz is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Gennifer Choldenko.
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The problem sometimes is that I fall so in love with a title, that the book cannot possibly compare. This is one of those books. It was good - a cute YA book about dealing with a sibling with severe autism. Alcatraz loosely features as a supporting character, mostly in cameo.
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