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by Carl Hiaasen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (13 Jan 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375834869
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375834868
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.5 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 773,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, 20 May 2009
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews
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Nick and Marta are two of the lucky eighth-grade students in Mrs. Starch's (who just happens to be the most feared teacher in the history of the world!) biology class. Every day they sit and pass notes back and forth to each other, discussing their fear of being called on.

The day after their field trip to the Black Vine Swamp, something mysterious happens. Mrs. Starch doesn't come back, and she is never absent, and people start to wonder. While there might be a scrawled note and a message on her answering machine that states that she has had to deal with a family emergency, people, especially Nick and Marta, aren't buying it.

They are all convinced that Smoke, the kid in Mrs. Starch's class that she dislikes the most, has something to do with her disappearance.

In a whirlwind adventure filled with arson, endangered animals, the Iraq war, the Florida wet lands, a money hungry wannabe oil rigger, and panther poop, Nick and Marta set out to find their missing biology teacher.

Carl Hiaasen definitely has a knack for adventure. Every story he creates always has some crazy plot that makes you think as well as laugh! In this case, Hiaasen poses the problem of destroying the environment for monetary gain and how it affects the ecosystem in a hilarious manner. He also throws in some other great themes to think about: not judging people by their history/the way they look, believing in yourself and never giving up, learning to live with what you've got, and working as a team.

These themes are so important for younger readers (and sometimes older!) to learn, and Hiaasen did such a great job of incorporating them into the book without blatantly stating them. While this book has more of a middle-grade audience, it is great for all ages of readers, although there is a tad bit of language. Overall, I think the book was masterfully written and was a worthwhile and entertaining read.

Reviewed by: Tasha
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm 12 and I loved it!, 31 Oct 2009
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This review is from: Scat (Hardback) (Hardcover)
A unbealievely good book this appeals to all ages 11 to 99!I THOURGHLY RECCOMEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN IT .IN OTHER WORDS JUST BUY IT!
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3.0 out of 5 stars a shared perspective, 1 Oct 2009
This review is from: Scat (Hardback) (Hardcover)
"A teacher disappears into a swamp on a school trip and teenagers team up with the school trouble maker and a weirdo eco-warrior to save endangered panthers from oil developers. It ought to have made a gripping read - I didn't find it so. I thought it rather slow and heavy going. BUT, being an adult, I thought it was just that my expectation of a novel is different to that of a teenage reader,so I gave it to my 12 year old daughter who read the first chapter and then stopped, claiming it was too dull to read. I've given 3 stars because I still feel that other children may enjoy it."
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