A hilarious tale of sewage and the seedy underbelly of Florida, from the funniest, most original children's crime writer alive.
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of nine previous novels, including Sick Puppy, Lucky You, Stormy Weather and Basket Case. He also writes a twice weekly metropolitan column for the Miami Herald.
Hilarious, yet serious about the environmental issues
*Guardian*
A gross-out plot likely to appeal . . . A satisfyingly different
kind of adventure book for kids
*Inis*
Aquatic high jinks in this entertaining ecological tale of
responsibility and revenge
*The Bookseller*
With real villainy and real right and wrong issues but told in
convincingly involving, over the top manner
*The School Librarian*
Flush is pacy and amusing. It will entertain readers with a sense
of justice, a concern for the environment and an understanding that
the simplest and whackiest ideas are often the best
*Writeaway!*
Gr 5-8-Noah and his sister, Abbey, are more understanding of their volatile dad's latest arrest than their mother, who begins talking of divorce. Dad sank the Coral Queen, a casino boat on a Florida Key because, he alleges, its owner, Dusty Muleman, has been illegally dumping raw sewage into the local waters. Soon enough the kids begin trying to gather proof that will vindicate their father and put the casino out of business. The colorful cast includes a drunken lout named Lice who disappears before he can be persuaded to testify against Dusty, his former boss. His rough-around-the-edges girlfriend, Shelly, comes through, though, helping the siblings dump dye in the boat's holding tanks, which finally brings the matter to court. Dusty's son, Jasper, is a chip off the old block, threatening and beating Noah on several occasions until he and, later, Abbey are rescued by a mysterious stranger who turns out to be their grandfather, long ago thought to have died in South America, probably while involved in drug smuggling. As the tale ends, he's back to Colombia to settle old scores. The plot would practically disappear if any one of the major characters had a cell phone, but the environmental story is front and center and readers will be hooked as the good guys try to do the right thing. This quick-reading, fun, family adventure harkens back to the Hardy Boys in its simplicity and quirky characters.-Joel Shoemaker, Southeast Junior High School, Iowa City, IA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Hilarious, yet serious about the environmental issues * Guardian
*
A gross-out plot likely to appeal . . . A satisfyingly different
kind of adventure book for kids * Inis *
Aquatic high jinks in this entertaining ecological tale of
responsibility and revenge * The Bookseller *
With real villainy and real right and wrong issues but told in
convincingly involving, over the top manner * The School Librarian
*
Flush is pacy and amusing. It will entertain readers with a sense
of justice, a concern for the environment and an understanding that
the simplest and whackiest ideas are often the best * Writeaway! *
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