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Al Capone Does My Shirts
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Series: Tales from Alcatraz, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 09-08-09
- Language: English
- Publisher: Listening Library
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $23.93
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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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- Rebecca Sheldon
- 03-18-17
good story. did not like the swearing
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
yes. we listened to it on our ways to visit Alcatraz. It was a good introduction. The story was more about his disabled sister than Alcatraz but still good.
What about Kirby Heyborne’s performance did you like?
loved his reading. It sounded like he was really Moose telling the story of his life
Any additional comments?
It had some swearing which i did not think was needed in a children's book.
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- Blake Rice
- 05-08-18
worth the read!
amazing!
I'm 11 years old and I really like this I might not have lot of life experience but I feel like i can relate to this to this book. this book as a lot of heart tugers in my opinion it's better with someone reading out and to I almost cried.... many times.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-10-18
So Detailed
Best Book Ever.. No words, I could not stop reading this book til I finished it.
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- Yesenia Aleman
- Miami, Florida, US
- 09-28-18
Great book for my son.
He read it for school but enjoyed it more with the audiobook. Great story and great performance!
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- Tchiq
- 10-06-17
great for whole family
all 4 kids loved it, ages 7 though 12. my husband and I also enjoyed.
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- BMJ
- 09-04-17
Not a family book
This book was found in a list of good family audiobooks. In my opinion, this book is not a family book. There was content that I feel was dark/depressing for children. It was also boring... we tried to listen but I found myself zoning out because it did not keep my attention. The narrator's voice was very monotone and not engaging for adults much less children. We eventually turned it off and downloaded another book for our trip home.
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- steve
- 09-03-17
Loved it!!
I am a 11 year old girl and about to go to school In the fall. This book was great for the reading assignment. It's easy enough to understand but has a mature topic. I suggest this to young readers in there tweens or early teens. I recommend this👍👍!
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-14-17
wonderful book for children
it was great im glad i read it this is definitely a book i l I love
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- Julien
- 02-25-17
This is by far my favorite book in the whole world
amazing narrator that's what I loved about it thx thx thx thx thx thx xtxheh dhdbd hshsh dhdhd dudid ejeje
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- Mark Spooner
- 09-04-16
Overall very well
The story overall is not too challenging but it definitely is worth listening to. I overall very much enjoyed the story.
The narrator had a very gentle and following voice which brought you in more to the story.