Scat

By: Carl Hiaasen

Narrated by: Edward Asner

Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Carl Hiaasen takes us deep in the Everglades with an eccentric eco-avenger, a ticked-off panther, and two kids on a mission to find their missing teacher. Florida - where the animals are wild and the people are wilder! Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved. But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a "family emergency", Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance. And he does! But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. It’s all about to hit the fan, and when it does, the bad guys better scat.

©2009 Carl Hiaasen (P)2009 Listening Library

Critic reviews

"Ingenious...Scat won’t disappoint Hiaasenphiles of any age.” (The New York Times)

“Woohoo! It’s time for another trip to Florida - screwy, gorgeous Florida, with its swamps and scammers and strange creatures (two- and four-legged). Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen.” (DenverPost.com)

Great book

Good book. I like the mystery- how every page brings a new surprise. I love it!🐷

audible scat review

What made the experience of listening to Scat the most enjoyable?

The plot and the story was very interesting and had unusual ideas about the environment.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the unique characteristics of each characters and the title of the book, which was very interesting.

What does Edward Asner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

It was more exciting to listen to the characters talking.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

title: scat
tag line: find out the secret of Mrs. Starch and.... scat.

Great

I'm only 12 and that was the best book I have ever read the way it turns you this way but it's really that it's amazing!!

love this book

great characters, and interesting plot, plus a positive message.... good book for our summer road trip

Ok book

The narration was not that great. But overall the story was good but I Struggled to finish in the end.

Great

This was a pretty good mysterious book and I would definitely recommend it for age 9 to 13

Hardy Boys Meet Nancy Drew As Environment Sleuths

This is an sort of sweet mystery for kids between the ages of 9 and maybe 12. It lacks Hiassen's expected good humor, but it's not dark. Unfortunately Ed Asner kept intruding as, well, Ed Asner. His way familiar voice was both a distraction from time to time, and worse seemed implausible as the voice of a young girl heroine of the piece. I'm thinking that if you've got a car ride ahead with a young family, well this won't insult the adults and will keep the kids amused as they dave endangered species against the threat of mean, bad, sinister, business men (of course... who else can be cast a villains in this PC world, eh?) . Otherwise... skip it.

easy listening

love the imagination of this author. Always fun to read. Look forward to reading more

Ed Asner was painful to listen to.

I almost stopped the book several times. Asner was awful. His attempts to alter voices was painful. I would avoid any book he narrates. Overall the story was entertaining.

Another great story by Hiaasen!

As always, Carl Hiaasen incorporates environmental education with an entertaining story. Great for all ages!