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This book by Gennifer Gholdenko is well worth reading. Moose Flanagan lives on Alcartraz Island in 1935. His father is a guard and an electrian at the high-security prison for some of the worst criminals of the day. Moose has the usual problems that kids have, except that his older sister Natalie has a mysterious mental condition, today known as autism.

Read the book to see how Moose deals with living on Alcatraz and how he manages to help his sister.

The book has won a several awards. My only criticism is several mentions of pizza, not a common food in 1935.