Genre: Middle Reader Fiction
My Rating: 9/10
Being a Floridian, I have been aware of Carl Hiaasen's books for some time ~ and was excited when he started writing for a younger audience. His previous books - Hoot and Flush are similar to Scat in the sense that they are all mysteries that deal with ecological issues. In this story, middle schoolers, Nick and Marta, find themselves in the middle of a curious situation. Their cross and generally unliked Biology teacher has disappeared in a most suspicious manner but no one seems to care. At first the two friends suspect Smoke, the school bully, who threatened the teacher earlier in the year. But as they attempt to find evidence to prove it was Smoke, they soon stumble onto an even bigger mystery involving a baby Florida panther.
This has been my favorite Hiaasen mystery so far, and is sure to please both boys and girls. Since it is a stand-alone, there is no need to have read Hoot or Flush before picking up Scat, but it will definitely hook you on Hiaasen's writing style if it's your first and have you going back to the store for the others.
Order this from Inkwood Books HERE
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