From Newbery Honoree Carl Hiaasen comes this NY Times bestseller set in Florida’s Everglades in which an eccentric eco-avenger, a stuffed rat named Chelsea, a wannabe Tx oilman, a singing alternative teacher, and a ticked-off panther can’t end two kids on a mission to look for their missing teacher!

Bunny Starch, the most feared biology instructor ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her course are relieved..Read More about Scat

But when the main tries to inform the college students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on the ‘family emergency,’ Nick and Marta just don’t purchase it. No, they body the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance.

And he does! But not in the manner they believe. There’s a lot more taking place in Dark Vine Swamp than any one player with this twisted story can see. It’s all about going to the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat.

“Ingenious . . . Scat won’t disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age group.” -The NY Times

“Woohoo! It’s period for another trip to Florida-screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our instruction, obviously, can be Carl Hiaasen.” -DenverPost.com