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March 11, 2009
SCAT by Carl Hiaasen
For those of you who loved HOOT, where a young boy and his friends save owls from a construction site, SCAT by Carl Hiassen is the book for you.
Our hero, Nick Waters, doesn’t like his biology teacher, Mrs. Bunny Starch. Everyone is scared of her; once his classmate, Marta vomited when she had to answer a question in class, then Mrs. Starch made her “…write a paper on the five major muscles used in the act of regurgitation.” Bunny Starch is probably the most fear teacher at Truman School, but things start changing for Nick after a field trip to the Black Vine Swamp. During the visit to the Swamp a wildfire breaks out and Mrs. Starch disappears.
Certain Mrs. Starch has not left on family business, Nick starts snooping away. Could someone have done something terrible to his biology teacher? Top on Nick’s list is Duane “Smoke” Scrod, Jr., the baddest kid at school, known for starting fires and certainly not a friend of Mrs. Starch.
For Nick and Marta this is a once-in-a-life-time adventure, when they meet the tree-hugging millionaire driving Mrs. Starch’s car and tangle with some crooked oilmen.
SCAT is a fun book to read with a well-paced story that will keep you turning the pages until the end.
I RECOMMEND THE BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LOVE SCIENCE, ANIMALS, MYSTERIES AND GOOD STORIES.
Mrs. Jackson
Head of Young Adult Services
Posted by fjacksonem at March 11, 2009 5:46 PM
Comments
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! you should totaly get it!!!
Posted by: Eve at April 10, 2009 6:04 PM