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Author Carl Hiaasen

Grades 6-12 Ages 10 and up

A hilarious, high-stakes adventure involving crooked casino boats, floating fish, toxic beaches, and one kid determined to get justice. This is Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder! 

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.

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9780593897249
Trade Paperback 9780375861253
Trade Paperback 9780375841859
eBook 9780375837524
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780307280718

Awards

Book Sense Book of the Year - FINALIST 2006

Parents' Choice Gold Award - WINNER 2005

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel - NOMINEE 2006

Disney Adventures Book Award - WINNER 2005

New York Times Notable Book - WINNER 2005

Texas Lone Star Reading List - WINNER 2006

ALA Notable Children's Book - WINNER 2006

ALA Best Books for Young Adults - WINNER 2006

Disney Adventures Book Award - NOMINEE 2005

New York Times Notable Book - WINNER 2005

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