The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story
by Emma Bland Smith (Author) and Jenn Ely (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: 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.
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