mjoylewis's review against another edition
5.0
I love these books. It gave me a lot of background knowledge on Alcatraz island and criminals who were housed inside the prison. It would be a good text to have students read alongside with Al Capone Does My Shirts.
mandarchy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I have a hard time reviewing books that are not my favorite genre. I read this outloud to my son and I was just reminded of how ugly we people can be: the crimes committed, locking people up - just sad.
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