The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story -- Emma Bland Smith, Hardcover

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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story -- Emma Bland Smith, HardcoverA prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture book biography. 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. Told with empathy and a storyteller's

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