Flush (edition 2005)

by Carl Hiaasen

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Title:	Flush
Authors:	Carl Hiaasen
Info:	Knopf Books for Young Readers (2005), Hardcover, 272 pages
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fun... kids bust crooked guy who's illegally polluting the water from his gambling boat (

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DavidO1103 | Jun 14, 2013 |

I didn't actually realize this was YA before I started reading it, which had me pretty confused about the ages of the kids early on. Overall, I enjoyed the story but not as much as I've enjoyed his adult fiction. (

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Snukes | Jun 14, 2013 |

The sense of humor helps temper the didactic lessons of this plot. While I do agree with the message of the author, the villains are very evil indeed, responsible for flushing human waste into Florida's public beaches. My favorite character is Shelley, an independent woman who can take care of people who hassle her, sometimes with homemade weapons, like rakes. (

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paakre | Apr 27, 2013 |

I didn't like this book as much as Hoot but a funny YA book about a father and his two kids trying to protect the environment from a casino boat dumping his toilet waste into the water near the Florida Keys. It wasn't bad but nothing extraordinary.

walterqchocobo | Apr 8, 2013 |

I loved how you never knowed f the plan would work or not. I loved that all they had to do was flush! (

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SRaval | Jan 23, 2013 |

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Edgar Award Nominee (Juvenile, 2006)

ALA Notable Children's Book (2006)

Agatha Award (Children/Young Adult Fiction, 2005)

Green Earth Book Award (2006)

Texas Lone Star Book (2006-2007)

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375841857, Paperback)

Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the Florida Keys.

You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup.

Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet. He can't prove it though, and so he decides that sinking the boat will make an effective statement. Right. The boat is pumped out and back in business within days and Noah's dad is stuck in the clink.

Now Noah is determined to succeed where his dad failed. He will prove that the Coral Queen is dumping illegally . . . somehow. His allies may not add up to much–his sister Abbey, an unreformed childhood biter; Lice Peeking, a greedy sot with poor hygiene; Shelly, a bartender and a woman scorned; and a mysterious pirate–but Noah's got a plan to flush this crook out into the open. A plan that should sink the crooked little casino, once and for all.

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With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.

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