Colorado Blue Spruce Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the Florida Keys.
Noah's dad has a little problem with anger control. He tried to stop the Coral Queen casino boat's illegal dumping . . . by sinking the boat. But his bold protest fizzles: within days the casino is back in business, and Noah's dad is behind bars and out of action.
Now Noah is determined to succeed where his father failed. But even though pumping raw sewage into the waters of the Florida Keys is both gross and against the law, turns out it's near impossible to catch the flusher—especially when he's already bamboozled the prosecutors, the local press, and even the Coast Guard.
But Noah's got a few allies. There's his little sister, Abbey, an unreformed childhood biter; Lice Peeking, a half-soused ex-mate of the Coral Queen who is willing to testify . . . for a price; and Shelly, a bighearted bartender with even bigger biceps.
Okay, so the odds aren't good. But Noah has an ace up his sleeve—a plan so crazy it just might stop the polluting, save the beaches, and prove to the world that it's the owner of the Coral Queen, and not his dad, who is full of . . . crud.
Noah's dad has a little problem with anger control. He tried to stop the Coral Queen casino boat's illegal dumping . . . by sinking the boat. But his bold protest fizzles: within days the casino is back in business, and Noah's dad is behind bars and out of action.
Now Noah is determined to succeed where his father failed. But even though pumping raw sewage into the waters of the Florida Keys is both gross and against the law, turns out it's near impossible to catch the flusher—especially when he's already bamboozled the prosecutors, the local press, and even the Coast Guard.
But Noah's got a few allies. There's his little sister, Abbey, an unreformed childhood biter; Lice Peeking, a half-soused ex-mate of the Coral Queen who is willing to testify . . . for a price; and Shelly, a bighearted bartender with even bigger biceps.
Okay, so the odds aren't good. But Noah has an ace up his sleeve—a plan so crazy it just might stop the polluting, save the beaches, and prove to the world that it's the owner of the Coral Queen, and not his dad, who is full of . . . crud.
Awards
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2009 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Third Place
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
2008 · Juvenile · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2008 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Winner
Golden Sower Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2008 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2008 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Young Reader's Choice Award
2008 · Intermediate/Grades 7-9 · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2007 · Junior Novel · Runner-Up
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2007 · Children's · Winner
Maine Student Book Award
2007 · Grades 4-8 · Second Place
Nene Award
2007 · Children's Fiction · Recommended
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2007 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Book Sense Book of the Year Award
2006 · Children's Literature · Honor Book
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2006 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
Quill Award
2006 · Children's Chapter · Nominee
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2006 · Young Adult · Commended
Edgar Allan Poe Award
2006 · Juvenile · Nominee
NAPPA Gold Award
2005 · Ages 9 & Up · Winner
Agatha Award
2005 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
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