Characters

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Matthew (Moose) Flanagan: Moose, the main character, is a twelve-year-old boy who moves with his family from Santa Monica to Alcatraz when his dad gets a job as a electrician and guard. He misses his friends from Santa Monica, is not happy about moving. Moose loves playing baseball. He is five foot eleven inches, has brown and blonde hair, and has brown eyes. He has to spend a lot of time watching his sister Natalie.

Natalie Flanagan:  Natalie is Moose's "younger" sister. She is actually fifteen, but her mom celebrates her birthday every year as her tenth birthday. She has a severe case of autism, but, in 1935, they had not yet diagnosed autism, so her family struggles with finding a place to help Natalie. One of the main reasons the family moves to Alcatraz is so that Natalie can attend a special school in San Francisco called the Esther P. Marinoff. She likes to count things, has a button collection, and likes to spend time with her brother. Unlike Moose, Natalie has bright blue eyes.

Piper Williams:  Piper is Warden Williams daughter. She's bossy and is always coming up with schemes that are against the rules. She goes to school with Moose in San Francisco. Even though she's annoying, the boys find her pretty.

Annie: Annie is twelve years old. She is a big girl with yellow hair. She is the only girl on the island that plays baseball and she is great at it.

Jimmy and Theresa Mattaman: Jimmy is twelve and Theresa is seven. They are brother and sister and live on the island. They both have curly black hair. Their mom is about to have a baby. Jimmy is terrible at baseball and Theresa is good with Natalie.

Scout McIlvey: Scout goes to school with Moose and Piper. He is a very good baseball player, and sets up games every week.

Dad: Moose's Dad is a very kind and fair man. He loves playing baseball with his son.

Mom: Moose's Mom is nice, but can be strict at times. She teaches piano in San Francisco.

Warden Williams: The warden is a very strict man, who makes a lot of rules. A lot of people are scared of him, including Moose