But Carl Hiassen and his sardonic take on environmentalists and developers is always worth reading, in whatever form.
Carl Hiaasen is hopelessly steeped in his native Florida, a love/hate relationship that gives his bestselling, award-winning novels for young adults and grownups (not to mention his columns for the Miami Herald) their color, humor and bite. In them, he freely lambastes what he considers to be the state's worst excesses (Disney World) and sings of its sublime wonders (sunsets at sea, flocks of pelicans floating overhead, a gently rocking bonefish skiff).
He continues this mission in "Flush," (Knopf, 246 pages, $16.95; ages 10 and up), featuring Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, whose dad, an environmental activist, occasionally "loses a wing-nut" in his drive to stop the "ruthless greedheads." Dad is bent on sinking (literally and figuratively) a casino boat that is flushing its "ca-ca" directly into the Keys. The kids must save their father from himself -- and save the beaches from being slimed.
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Posted by Dave at September 24, 2005 04:04 PM