Jail

Man of la Mancha

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Jailed during the Spanish Inquisition for offending the church, author Miguel de Cervantes (O'Toole) is forced to act out one of his manuscripts for the entertainment of fellow inmates. Cervantes delivers a rapturous performance as the legendary Don Quixote, the chivalrous knight whose choice to see life as it should be, not as it is, takes him into battles with an imaginary foe and into romance with the beautiful Dulcinea (Loren).

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

02:09

Monster

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Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me: Monster.

Author:

Walter Dean Myers

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

670L

Length:

02:35

Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Unabridged)

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Moose and the cons are about to get a lot closer in this much-anticipated sequel.

It's 1935. Moose Flanagan lives on Alcatraz with his family, the other families of the guards, and a few hundred no-name hit men, con men, mad dog murderers and a handful of bank robbers too. And one of those cons has just done him a big favor.

Author:

Gennifer Choldenko

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

620L

Length:

07:51

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Unabridged)

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Murderers, mob bosses, and convicts . . . these guys are not your average neighbors. Unless you live on Alcatraz. It's 1935 and 12-year-old Moose Flanagan and his family have just moved to the infamous island that's home to criminals like notorious escapee Roy Gardner, Machine Gun Kelly, and of course, Al Capone.

Author:

Gennifer Choldenko

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

600L

Length:

06:10