殺人犯，黑幫頭子，判刑犯……通常這樣的人不會是你的鄰居，但是住在阿爾卡特拉斯島就得另當彆論瞭。1935年，12歲的穆斯·弗拉納根隨傢人搬到這座不光彩的島。島上住著臭名昭著的逃犯羅伊·加德納，“機關槍”凱利，當然還有大頭目奧爾·卡蓬。穆斯想努力融入新的學校生活，一麵要避開學監女兒數不盡的小圈套，一麵還要照看與眾不同的妹妹娜塔麗。穆斯一心隻想保護好妹妹，不辜負父母的期望，離麻煩事越遠越好。可是在阿爾卡特拉斯，麻煩是怎麼躲也躲不掉的。<

Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. Its 1935 and twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island thats home to criminals like notorious escapee Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and of course, Al Capone. Now Moose has to try to fit in at his new school, avoid getting caught up in one of the wardens daughters countless plots, and keep an eye on his sister Natalie, whos not like other kids. 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. A Newbery Honor Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Notable Book

People magazine Best Kids Book

A School Library JournalBest Book of the Year

A Kirkus Editors Choice

A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

Parents Choice Silver Honor Award

A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

A Junior Library Guild selection

A Childrens BOMC selection