Release Date: 02/09/10BOOK BLURB:
When Mrs Starch, the most feared biology teacher in Florida, goes missing during a school trip to the Black Vine Swamp, her class is secretly relieved. The school principal tries to cover it up as a 'family emergency', but Nick and Marta just aren't convinced. They think it's much more likely to have something to do with Smoke, the local troublemaker - whose run-ins with Mrs Starch are infamous - and decide to do some investigating of their own. But there's more going on in Black Vine Swamp than either one of them could guess. And Nick and Marta must see off an eccentric eco-avenger, a stuffed rat named Chelsea, a crooked oil prospector, a singing substitute teacher, and an angry Florida panther before they really begin to see the big picture.
REVIEW:
As a person who has fond memories of wildlife tales where the average person becomes a hero, I have to say that when this offering by Carl Hiaasen landed I was more than curious. Within this offering are every day characters who learn that they can be more, that they can overcome their own troubles to help something more than their own desires. It promotes positive traits, it help’s promote ideal’s and above all else it demonstrates that justice is not blind to million dollar companies. This title was a real joy to read and one that I can heartily recommend as personal struggles are overcome to positive effect and it goes to show that the little guy can make a real difference in this title where the eco message is passed on to the next generation.
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