{"id":1305,"date":"2022-04-25T06:50:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2022-04-24T13:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T20:22:39","slug":"the-gardener-of-alcatraz-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/the-gardener-of-alcatraz-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story<\/em>
\nby Emma Bland Smith (Author) and Jenn Ely (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a> | IndieBound<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n

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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story by Emma Bland Smith (Author) and Jenn Ely (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound 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 … <\/p>\n

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