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Scat

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen

By Carl Hiaasen
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By Carl Hiaasen
Read by Edward Asner

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Feb 28, 2012 | ISBN 9780440421047 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Apr 27, 2010 | ISBN 9780375834875 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Jan 27, 2009 | 558 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Scat

    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

    About Scat

    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

    About Scat

    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

    About Scat

    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

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    About Carl Hiaasen

    CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the bestsellers Squeeze Me, Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and six bestselling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm. His most recent work of nonfiction… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About Carl Hiaasen

    CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the bestsellers Squeeze Me, Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and six bestselling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm. His most recent work of nonfiction… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About Carl Hiaasen

    CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the bestsellers Squeeze Me, Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and six bestselling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm. His most recent work of nonfiction… More about Carl Hiaasen

    About Carl Hiaasen

    CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of fourteen previous novels, including the bestsellers Squeeze Me, Razor Girl, Bad Monkey, Star Island, Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and six bestselling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, Scat, Chomp, Skink, and Squirm. His most recent work of nonfiction… More about Carl Hiaasen

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Yearling
    Feb 28, 2012 | 400 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780440421047

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ember
    Apr 27, 2010 | 400 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375834875

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jan 27, 2009 | 312 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375891670

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 27, 2009 | 558 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780739371299

    Praise

    Starred Review, School Library Journal, January 2009:
    “This well-written and smoothly plotted story, with fully realized characters, will certainly appeal to mystery lovers.”

    Review, The New York Times Book Review, February 15, 2009:
    “Not many authors are equally successful at writing books for adults and children, but Carl Hiaasen seems to have made an effortless transition … The ingenious plotting makes SCAT more engrossing than either of its predecessors.”

    Awards

    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books WINNER

    IRA Children’s Choices WINNER

    Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” WINNER 2009

    Skipping Stone Honor Award WINNER 2009

    Connecticut Nutmeg Children’s Book Master List NOMINEE

    Florida Sunshine State Book Award NOMINEE

    Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE

    Indiana Young Hoosier Award NOMINEE

    Indiana Young Hoosier Master List NOMINEE 2011

    Iowa High School Book Award NOMINEE

    Kansas William White Award NOMINEE

    Kentucky Bluegrass Award NOMINEE

    Nebraska Golden Sower Award NOMINEE

    New Hampshire Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    Rhode Island Children’s Book Award NOMINEE

    South Carolina Junior Book Award NOMINEE

    Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award NOMINEE

    IRA CBC Children’s Choice FINALIST

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