Scat (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780375834868)

Carl Hiaasen takes us deep in the Everglades with an eccentric eco-avenger, a ticked-off panther, and two kids on a mission to find their missing teacher. Florida--where the animals are wild and the people are wilder

Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved.

But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a family emergency, Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance.

And he does But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. It's all about to hit the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat.

"Ingenious . . . Scat won't disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age." --The New York Times

"Woohoo It's time for another trip to Florida--screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen." --DenverPost.com

Author: Carl Hiaasen
ISBN-10: 0375834869
ISBN-13: 9780375834868
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 01/27/2009
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.16h x 6.29w x 1.29d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 127433 / Scat

Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/15/2009 pg. 14
Booklist 11/01/2008 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 10/27/2008 pg. 55
Kirkus Review - Children 11/15/2008 pg. 1201
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2008
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2009 pg. 94
School Library Journal 01/01/2009 pg. 104
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2009
New York Times Book Review 02/22/2009 pg. 18
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2009 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 33
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He writes a column for the Miami Herald and is the author of many bestselling novels including Bad Monkey, Razor Girl, and Squeeze Me.

His books for younger readers include the Newbery Honor winner Hoot, as well as Flush, Scat, Squirm, and Chomp. Skink--No Surrender was Hiaasen's first book for teens and features one of his most iconic characters, the reclusive ex-governor of Florida now known as Skink.

You can read more about Hiaasen's work at carlhiaasen.com.