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Flush (2005) (edit title/settings)

by Carl Hiaasen (Author) (edit contributors)

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Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the Florida Keys. You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen... read more

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Noah and Abbey's father is in jail for sinking a casino boat that he claims has been dumping raw sewage into the waters near their home in Florida . He has no proof, the owner of the boat denies it, and everyone in town thinks he's a crackpot. Their mother is going to divorce him unless he... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Noah and Abbey's father is in jail for sinking a casino boat that he claims has been dumping raw sewage into the waters near their home in Florida . He has no proof, the owner of the boat denies it, and everyone in town thinks he's a crackpot. Their mother is going to divorce him unless he shapes up and gets his anger and impulsive behavior under control. So it's up to Noah and Abbey to prove that their father was right.
But with everyone mad at their father, hired goons guarding the refloated boat, members of local law enforcement paid off by the owner, and the owner's son beating up on Noah, getting that proof looks well-nigh impossible. That is, until Noah comes up with a plan that involves a tattooed barmaid, a stolen motorboat, and thirty-four bottles of fuschia food coloring.

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  • “Your crazy father sunk our boat!”
    Jasper Jr.
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  • Every time Dusty empties her holding tank, it’s like flushing a hundred filthy toilets into God’s ocean!”
    Highlighted by 27 Kindle customers
  • “And all I gotta do is flush?” she asked. “That’s it?” “That’s all you’ve got to do,” I said. “Flush, and flush often.”
    Highlighted by 24 Kindle customers
  • “Because Dusty Muleman has been dumping his holding tank into the water,”
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  • The deputy told me to empty my pockets: two quarters, a penny, a stick of bubble gum, and a roll of grip tape for my skateboard. It was pitiful.
    Highlighted by 22 Kindle customers
  • My dad was sitting alone at a bare metal table. He looked pretty good, all things considered. He wasn’t even handcuffed.
    Highlighted by 21 Kindle customers
  • “Because it’s important for me to be here right now.”
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  • In the room there was another deputy—a broad, jowly bear standing next to the door that led to the jail cells. I guess his job was to make sure I wasn’t smuggling a hacksaw to my father so that he could break out.
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  • “And totally illegal,” I said. “He only does it to save money.”
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  • He’d untied the ropes and started one of the engines and idled out to the mouth of the basin, where he’d opened the seacocks and cut the hoses and disconnected the bilge pumps and then dived overboard.
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  • My father’s a large man, very strong, but he says fighting is for people who can’t win with their brains. He also says there are times when you’ve got no choice but to defend yourself from common morons.
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The deputy told me to empty my pockets: two quarters, a penny, a stick of bubble gum, and a roll of grip tape for my skateboard.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 21

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  • Bawling: Loud cries while weeping.
  • Marina: A fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers.

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This is book 13 of 15 in 2007-2008 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The People of Sparks, and followed by Airborn.

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  1. Carl Hiaasen (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: United States
Publication Date: September 2005
ISBN: 0375821821
Page Count: 272

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