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Scat (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Carl Hiaasen (Author) (edit contributors)

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Mrs. Bunny Starch was left behind on a field trip to Black Vine Swamp to find a girl named Libby's inhaler for asthma. The school’s headmaster and the police seem to have accepted the sketchy, unsigned note explaining that her absence is due to a “family emergency.” The files say she has no... read more

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Mrs.Starch was the most feared teacher at the truman school. The next day they went on a field trip. A wildfire brokeout and a girl dropped her madicene. Mrs.Starch went back to get it, but she never came back. She wasn't teaching for the next few days because of a family emergencey. Nick and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Mrs.Starch was the most feared teacher at the truman school. The next day they went on a field trip. A wildfire brokeout and a girl dropped her madicene. Mrs.Starch went back to get it, but she never came back. She wasn't teaching for the next few days because of a family emergencey. Nick and Marta got worried so they went into her house to find clues. A man came in and said his name was Twilly. They got in his car and he dropped them off near the movies. When Nick got home the next day from school his mom was there and he learned that his dad lost his wright arm in Irag. His dad came home a few weeks later. Nick decided to do everything left handed. Smoke was accused of setting the wildfire. He ran from the police and hid in Nicks room. Nick, Smoke, and Marta went to the boonies with twilly. At their campsite there was Mrs.Starch and a baby panther. They to hunt down its mother or it will die. Find out if they find its mother or not by reading Scat.

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  • Mrs. Bunny Starch: The most hated and feared teacher in the school, whose disappearance during a field trip has everyone wondering.
  • Nick Waters: The main character in this book. Nicky likes Florida panthers. His dad was sent to Iraq.
  • Marta Gonzalez: Nick's friend.
  • Twilly Spree.: A mysterious vigilante with a passion for Florida ecology.
  • Dr. Dressler: The school headmaster (principal)
  • Drake McBride: The president/owner of Red Diamond Energy Company.
  • Jimmy Lee Bayliss: The head of Red Diamond's project on the Big Cypress Preserve.
  • Duane Scrod Jr.: Secretive, quiet, and somewhat feared classmate of Nick and Marta. Likes to be called "Smoke."
  • Dr. Wendell Waxmo: Ms. Starch's crazy substitute.
  • Jason Marshall: A detective working on the arson case. Libby's dad.
  • Millicent Winship: Duane Scrod Sr.'s mother-in-law (Duane Jr.'s grandmother). Tiny, rich, and forceful.
  • Libby Marshall: Nick and Marta's classmate; one of the smartest kids in the school.
  • Horace: A bloodhound trained for tracking who is big, smelly, and stinky!
  • Graham Carson: Classmate of Nick, Marta, and Duane; raises his hand to give answers, although his answers are always wrong.
  • Duane Scrod Sr.: Father of Duane Jr.; owner of a macaw named Nadine.
  • Torkelsen: The head detective of the arson case.
  • Mr. Neal: The head teacher of the group Nick and Marta are in for the field trip to Black Vine Swamp.
  • Melton: Red Diamond Employee that guards the drilling site.
  • Nadine: Duane Sr.'s trilingual pet macaw.
  • Miss Moffitt: Another Truman teacher from the field trip
  • Greg Waters: Nick's dad who is in the army
  • Conway: Fish and Wildlife agent.
  • Mickey Manis: Classmate of Nick, Marta, and Duane.
  • Peyton Lynch: Nick's babysitter
  • Whitney Scrod: Duane Sr.'s wife/ Jr.'s mom.
  • Bernard Beanstoop III: The most famous and expensive criminal defense lawyer in Tampa.
  • Mrs. Robertson: Refreshingly sane substitute teacher after crazy Wendell Waxmo.
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Organizations edit see section history

  • Truman School: A private school in southwest Florida, the Truman school was originally named the Trapwick Academy after its founder, Vincent Z. Trapwick; the name was changed after the Trapwick name became associated with criminal activities

First Sentence edit see section history

The day before Mrs. Starch vanished, her third-period biology students trudged silently, as always, into the classroom.

Table of Contents edit see section history

There are twenty-six (unnamed) chapters and an epilogue in this book.

Glossary edit see section history

  • scat: animal dung; get out, get away

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 8 of 15 in 2010-2011 Iowa Teen Award. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Alchemyst, and followed by Notes From The Midnight Driver.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Carl Hiaasen (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0375834869
Page Count: 384

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