Tales from Alcatraz Books in Order

In 1935, Moose Flanagan moves to Alcatraz, where his father works as a prison guard. Leaving friends and baseball behind, he faces island life while his family seeks a suitable school for his sister Natalie.

Moose Flanagan believes Al Capone helped get his sister into a special school. A new message suggests the imprisoned gangster expects repayment, leaving Moose caught between a dangerous obligation and protecting his father’s job on Alcatraz.

Moose’s father becomes Associate Warden at Alcatraz, attracting dangerous attention from inmates. When a fire damages the family’s apartment and Natalie is blamed, Moose and his friends investigate while trying to decipher a message from Capone.

Moose hopes to join the high school baseball team, but its captain demands an extraordinary souvenir from Alcatraz. Meanwhile, caring for Natalie and the warden’s troublesome daughter Piper makes his summer increasingly difficult to manage.