Author: T. C. Bakker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781932519365
Category : Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"WARNING! May be scary! These are true stories about a prison island. Some are fun. Some are odd. But some are violent and may not be suitable for young readers.” -- Back cover.
Alcatraz Believe it Or Not
Author: T. C. Bakker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781932519365
Category : Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"WARNING! May be scary! These are true stories about a prison island. Some are fun. Some are odd. But some are violent and may not be suitable for young readers.” -- Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781932519365
Category : Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
"WARNING! May be scary! These are true stories about a prison island. Some are fun. Some are odd. But some are violent and may not be suitable for young readers.” -- Back cover.
Inside Alcatraz
Author: Jim Quillen
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473518482
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz. This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473518482
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz. This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.
Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439925501
Category : Clumsiness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439925501
Category : Clumsiness
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
The Children of Alcatraz
Author: Claire Rudolf Murphy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802795773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Offers a look at the life of the children who grew up on this infamous island with their families throughout its long and diverse history as a military prison, maximum security prison, and site of a Native American uprising, enhanced with period photos, interviews, and first-hand accounts.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802795773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Offers a look at the life of the children who grew up on this infamous island with their families throughout its long and diverse history as a military prison, maximum security prison, and site of a Native American uprising, enhanced with period photos, interviews, and first-hand accounts.
The Scrivener's Bones
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765378965
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
New deluxe hardcover editions of the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765378965
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
New deluxe hardcover editions of the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson
Battle at Alcatraz
Author: Ernest B. Lageson
Publisher: Addicus Books
ISBN: 1886039372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Ernest Lageson Sr. was one of the guards shot. His son, Ernest Jr., a teenager at the time, agonized along with other hostage families waiting to hear if loved ones were alive. Now Ernest Lageson Jr. delivers an insider's account of both the notorious riot and life inside the most infamous prison in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Addicus Books
ISBN: 1886039372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
"Ernest Lageson Sr. was one of the guards shot. His son, Ernest Jr., a teenager at the time, agonized along with other hostage families waiting to hear if loved ones were alive. Now Ernest Lageson Jr. delivers an insider's account of both the notorious riot and life inside the most infamous prison in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Escape from Alcatraz
Author: Eric Mark Braun
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515787613
Category : Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515787613
Category : Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.
Entombed in Alcatraz
Author: Robert Victor Luke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578082950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Travel with one man on his journey through imprisonment in Alcatraz, and other prisons. He also discusses his early life and the 51 years since his release. 126 pp.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578082950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Travel with one man on his journey through imprisonment in Alcatraz, and other prisons. He also discusses his early life and the 51 years since his release. 126 pp.
Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439925541
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439925541
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.
The Gardener of Alcatraz
Author: Emma Bland Smith
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1632899450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. He found new interests and skills--and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him. Told with empathy and a storyteller's flair, Elliott's story is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant. Back matter about the history of Alcatraz and the US prison system today invites meaningful discussion.
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1632899450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. He found new interests and skills--and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him. Told with empathy and a storyteller's flair, Elliott's story is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant. Back matter about the history of Alcatraz and the US prison system today invites meaningful discussion.