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Contributor(s): Hiaasen, Carl (Author)

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ISBN: 0375821821     ISBN-13: 9780375821820
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2005
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Annotation: 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2005005259
Age Level: 10-UP
Grade Level: 5-UP
Lexile Measure: 770(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.76" W x 8.5" L (0.89 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Florida
- Topical - Ecology
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product
Awards: Georgia Children's Book Award, Winner, Children's Book, 2008
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2007
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2008
NAPPA Gold Awards, Winner, Ages 9 & Up, 2005
Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2008
Maine Student Book Award, Second Place, Grades 4-8, 2007
Iowa Teen Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2008
Texas Lone Star Reading List, Commended, Young Adult, 2006
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2006
Quill Awards, Nominee, Children's Chapter, 2006
Colorado Blue Spruce Award, Nominee, Young Adult, 2009
Colorado Children's Book Award, Runner-Up, Junior Novel, 2007
Nene Award, Recommended, Children's Fiction, 2007
Sequoyah Book Awards, Nominee, Young Adult, 2008
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Juvenile, 2008
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2008
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Third Place, Grades 6-8, 2009
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Winner, Grades 3-5, 2009
Book Sense Book of the Year Award, Honor Book, Children's Literature, 2006
Agatha Awards, Winner, Children/Young Adult, 2005
Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Nominee, Juvenile, 2006
Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Intermediate/Grades 7-9, 2008
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2007
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/27/2005 pg. 64
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2005 pg. 849
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 27
Booklist 08/01/2005 pg. 2028
Ingram Children's Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 80
Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 8
School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 204
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 303 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 96 - Recommended
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 28
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 03/01/2006 pg. 33
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 93 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 101038
Reading Level: 5.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 9.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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.

 
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