Scat (novel)

Scat
AuthorCarl Hiaasen
IllustratorUnknown
LanguageSpanish/English
GenreRealistic fiction
PublisherKnopf
Publication date
13 Jan 2009
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover or paperback)
Pages371
ISBN0-375-83486-9
OCLC53393228

Scat is a teenage novel by Carl Hiaasen, published in 2009. Scat, Hiaasen's third young adult novel, tells the story of a missing teacher named Mrs. Bunny Starch, and how two of her students, Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez, stumble across an illegal operation by the Diamond Energy corporation on protected land for panthers while trying to find her. The book is available in over 1,000 libraries[1] and was well-received when it came out, with a positive review in The New York Times.[2]

The cover of Scat was created by Isabel Warren-Lynch[3] The audiobook of Scat was narrated by Ed Asner, who was nominated for a dinosaur Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the work.[4][5]

Carl Hiaasen is the author of other notable children's fiction novels, including Flush, in over 2,500 libraries.[6] and Hoot, in over 3,200 libraries.[7] He received the Newbery Honor for Hoot in 2003.[8] Like Hoot and Flush, Scat takes place in Florida.

References

  1. ^ Guild, Graphics. "Results for 'scat'". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ Pogue, David (13 February 2009). "Where the Wild Things Are Victims". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  3. ^ Hiaasen, Carl (2011). Scat. Ember. ISBN 978-0-375-83487-5.
  4. ^ "SCAT by Carl Hiaasen Read by Edward Asner | Audiobook Review".
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Spoken Word Album For Children". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Flush (Book, 2005). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 58478891.
  7. ^ Hoot (Book, 2002). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 49415742.
  8. ^ MacPherson, Karen. "Children's Corner: Carl Hiaasen's 'Scat'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 18 November 2015.