The Book: Flush
The Author: Carl Hiassen http://www.carlhiaasen.com/index.shtml
Carl Hiassen was born and raised in Florida, and has been a reporter and columnist for The Miami Herald since 1985. He has written many books for adults, as well as three books for tweens: Hoot (which was made into a movie in 2006), Flush, and Scat.
What It's About: Noah's Dad, who can be a little . . . impulsive, gets arrested for sinking a casino boat he is sure is dumping its sewage (everything that gets flushed in its bathrooms--eeww!) into the ocean, which is contaminating local beaches and hurting wildlife. So Noah and his sister Abbey take up the cause with help from an unusual cast of characters. Can they Flush out the real bad guy?
Why I Picked It: Full disclosure, I was looking for a good book about a boy (girl book slammers have out-numbered boys 35 to 2 over the last two years, so I keep trying to get more boys interested). I liked Hoot when I read it, and of course, with the horrible oil disaster in the Gulf, I've had the oceans on my mind. Flush was the natural choice.
What I Thought: I liked it! Fast-paced, funny, with really memorable characters (I can't decide if Abbey or Shelly was my favorite) and lots of detail about Florida, this is a great summer book.
The Question I Leave You With: Noah's Dad says that "the smart humans owe it to every other living creature not to let the dumb humans wreck the whole planet." Do you think he's right and what might we do as smart humans to help with the oil spill in the Gulf?
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