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This was the first Carl Hiaasen book I read, so perhaps starting with one of his books geared towards young people was an odd choice. I enjoyed this book immensely, and often laughed out loud while reading it.

Noah Underwood's father often does wacky things because of his passionate concern for the environment and the human and animal inhabitants of Florida. When he discovers that the local floating casino is dumping raw sewage into local waters he goes to far in his protests and lands himself in jail. Despite a threatened hunger strike and please to the media, Mr. Underwood is not believed and instead is made out by the press to be a looney. Noah's mother is losing patience with her husband, and when Noah's sister Abbey overhears her using the d-word on the phone the siblings realize that the only way to save their family is to prove that their father's allegations of illegal dumping are true.

Hiaasen's protagonist is witty and the rest of his family is delightfully quirky. This book has a lot to offer both adults and bright young readers.

I'm an avid reader. And a teen. I loved this book. I read Hoot a few years ago, and I remember loving it. So when I saw this, I had to read it. I loved how the characters were formed and how the acted. They were realistic and believable. The ending was unexpected and interesting. Noah's family was interesting. They all seemed very different, yet so alike. It was very good.

This is a great read. I tried to extend the enjoyment by only reading one chapter at a time each night. Some nights, that just wouldn't do and even if my husband and I were both tired, we kept at it. Good quantity of teenage humor, family dysfunction, passionately modeling values and balancing that with managing every day life. It was sweet and we laughed out loud.

I loved this book!! i read it in a read aloud at school...best read aloud ever!! i was blown away at how good it was and i want to read more from the author..i need suggestions! this its what its about...

A boy named noah lives with his sister abby and his mom. His dad is in jail for sinking a big gambling boat run by a man named Dusty Mullmen. He sinks it because he believes that they are dumping all the sewage waste from the toilets on the boat into the ocean which would be considered pollution. when Noah and abby overhear their mom talking about a divorce because their dad is to much to handle, they have to act. Both kids anxious to help keep their parents together and frame dusty and his bully son Jasper Mullmen Jr.they go on a adventure to save their family and the turtles at the same time.


I love this book! I read it cover to cover and wasnt bored for a second. it is good for independent readers or young adults. it really pulled me in! i loved it and u will 2!!

What can I say...I love this author!