“Al Capone Does my Shirts”, by Gennifer Choldenko

Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004. Print.

I enjoyed this book greatly – sympathetic characters, an entertaining but touching story line, and a fascinating setting with well-done (but not in-your-face) historical research.

Scholastic rates this at a reading level of Grade 4.7, but the main character is in Grade 5, and I found it rather long for Grade 4.  I’m going to try it out with my Grade 6.