Carl Hiaasen is the author of other notable children's fiction novels, including Flush, in over 2,500 libraries.
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Scat (novel)
Author | Carl Hiaasen |
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Media type | Print (Hardcover or paperback) |
Pages | 371 |
ISBN | 0-375-83486-9 |
OCLC | 53393228 |
- Is scat a mystery book?
- Is Black Vine Swamp real?
- How does the book scat end?
- What is the theme of scat?
- What is the book chomp about?
- Who started the fire in scat?
- Who is the antagonist of scat?
- Who is the protagonist of scat?
Is scat a mystery book?
Parents need to know that Carl Hiassen's Scat is a mystery that involves protecting endangered Florida panthers. There's some violence, though it mostly happens offstage, including a father who loses an arm to an RPG in Iraq.
Is Black Vine Swamp real?
Starch they end up in the Black Vine Swamp – is that a real place? It's a made-up name for an area on the edge of a real place in Southwest Florida called the Big Cypress, which probably holds more panthers than anywhere else.
How does the book scat end?
As the narrative ends, Mrs. Starch returns to the school, and the students appreciate her. Nick, Marta, and Smoke are heroes for reuniting the panthers. Nick's father now has a prosthetic right arm.
What is the theme of scat?
The theme is about saving the endangered Panther. It is also about saving Mrs. Starch and both of those tasks will be hard to do. The setting is at a swamp called Black Vine Swamp.
What is the book chomp about?
Wahoo Cray and his dad, Mickey, take care of wild animals from the Florida Everglades. They keep the animals in their own backyard, and make money by training them to appear on television. The star of the show, Derek Badger, has been living it up in Paris but flies in to Florida for an Everglades episode. ...
Who started the fire in scat?
The police found out it was an controlled forest fire. Everyone thinks the fire was started by Duane Scrod Jr., who had a history of committing arson, to get back at his teacher. Duane goes missing for a long time.
Who is the antagonist of scat?
The antagonist in "Scat" is the an oil company called Red Diamond Energy. They use the states' part of the swamp and set fire to it to make the school field trip get canceled so they could drill oil.
Who is the protagonist of scat?
Nick Waters / Nicky
As a main character in the story, Nick Waters bands together with his friends to reunite a panther and her cub. Even though many of Nick's character traits are present at the beginning of the novel, they blossom over the course of the narrative as he grows as a person.