Al Capone Throws Me a Curve

10 best books like Al Capone Throws Me a Curve (Gennifer Choldenko): The Alcatraz Escape, The Unteachables, Pay Attention, Carter Jones, Beverly, Right Here, The Parker Inheritance, Louisiana's Way Home, Merci Suárez Changes Gears, The Orphan Band of Springdale, The Journey of Little Charlie, Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game

The Alcatraz Escape

Author

Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series!

Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action―this time with “Unlock the Rock.” For his...

The Unteachables

Author	Gordon Korman
ISBN	0062563912

What happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher?

The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can’t read; Kiana, who doesn’t even belong in the class—or...

Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Author

Gary D. Schmidt

Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all, on the doorstep—one who stays to help the Jones family, which is a little bit broken.

In addition to figuring out middle school, Carter has to adjust to the unwelcome presence of this new know-it-all...

Beverly, Right Here

Author	Kate DiCamillo
ISBN	0763694649

Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.

Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.
This was what Beverly wanted — what she always wanted....

The Parker Inheritance

Author	Varian Johnson
ISBN	0545946174

The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's waiting for Candice Miller.

When Candice finds the letter, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, after all, who left Lambert in a cloud of shame. But the letter describes...

Louisiana's Way Home

Author	Kate DiCamillo
ISBN	0763694630

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be.

When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana...

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Author

Meg Medina

Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina.

Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has...

The Orphan Band of Springdale

Author	Anne Nesbet
ISBN	0763688045

With the United States on the verge of World War II, eleven-year-old Gusta is sent from New York City to Maine, where she discovers small-town prejudices — and a huge family secret.

It’s 1941, and tensions are rising in the United States as the Second World War rages in Europe. Eleven-year-old...

The Journey of Little Charlie

Author

Christopher Paul Curtis

Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis brings his trademark humor and heart to the story of a boy struggling to do right in the face of history's cruelest evils.

Twelve-year-old Charlie is down on his luck: His dad just died, the share crops are dry, and the most fearsome man in Possum Moan,...

Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game

Author	Chris Grabenstein
ISBN	0525646442

Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION in his brand new televised BREAKOUT game! Discover what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in the world" in the fourth puzzle-packed adventure in Chris Grabenstein's New York Times bestselling MR. LEMONCELLO series!

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The Friendship War

Author	Andrew Clements
ISBN	0399557628

A fabulous school story about fads and friendship from the bestselling author of Frindle.

This is war. Okay--that's too dramatic.
But no matter what this is called, so far I'm winning.
And it feels wonderful.

Grace and Ellie have been best friends since second grade. Ellie's...

Squirm

Author	Carl Hiaasen
ISBN	0385752970

Some facts about Billy Dickens:
* He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake.
* Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal.
* Billy isn't the type to let things go.
Some facts about Billy's family:
* They've lived in six different Florida...