What is the book Flush mainly about?

A hilarious, high-stakes adventure involving crooked casino boats, floating fish, toxic beaches, and one kid determined to get justice. Noah’s dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet.

Is Flush by Carl Hiaasen a true story?

Q: Many of your novels are inspired by real events. Is the sewage dumping in Flush based on a true story? Flush is set in the Florida Keys, where I have a home. Florida has always been a haven for outlaws and renegades, and also a place where dreamers come to make their fortunes or die trying.

What is the point of view of Flush?

Point of View “Flush” by Carl Hiaasen is written in the first person narrative. Noah Underwood is the juvenile protagonist of the story and the story is written from his perspective.

Who is Paine Underwood in the book Flush?

Paine Underwood from Flush is Noah’s father, he is a wildlife activist and is also the one who sunk the ship at the beggining of the story, by the end of the story he has become less of an activist and more towards being a father.

Who punches Noah in the face and spits on him in Flush?

While fishing, Jasper and his friend Bull pull up in a boat and begin to harass Noah. Jasper punches Noah in the eye and spits in his face. Noah keeps calm and retaliates by casting his fishing pole and snagging Jasper’s shirt. When Bull tries to free him, they wind up sinking Jasper’s boat.

Why did Noah dad sink the Coral Queen?

Noah’s father sank the Coral Queen because he thinks Dusty is dumping sewage into the bay. Noah’s father wants Noah to help prove Dusty is dumping sewage into the bay by talk to Lice Peeking.

Why did Noah’s dad sink the boat?

Noah’s father sunk a gambling boat, Coral Queen, because he accused the owner, Dusty Muleman, of dumping his guests wastes in the ocean where sea animals live and eat.

Why is Abbey crying at the end of Chapter 4?

Why was Abbey crying at the end of chapter 4? She twisted her ankle. She misses her father. She is getting bad grades.

Why does Noah go see Lice Peeking?

Noah pays a visit to Lice Peeking and meets his girlfriend Shelly. He asks Lice to help his dad prove that Dusty Muleman is dumping the holding tank of the Coral Queen into the marina basin. She is upset that Dad is refusing bail and wants to stay in jail to prove a point.

Why does Dusty never get caught emptying the tank?

Why does Dusty never get caught emptying the Coral Queen’s tank? He would always do it at night and had multiple people on guard.

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While fishing, Jasper and his friend Bull pull up in a boat and begin to harass Noah. Jasper punches Noah in the eye and spits in his face. Noah keeps calm and retaliates by casting his fishing pole and snagging Jasper’s shirt. When Bull tries to free him, they wind up sinking Jasper’s boat.

What is the summary of flush by Carl Hiaasen?

Flush by Carl Hiaasen is the story of Noah Underwood, a youngster who lives in the Florida Keys with his mother, father and younger sister. Life is carefree for young Noah spending his days fishing, snorkeling, boating and hanging with friends and sister in the warm Floridian surf and sun.

When was flush published?

Flush is a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2005, and set in Hiaasen’s native Florida. It is his second young adult novel, after Hoot.

Who are the good role models in flush by Carl Hiaasen?

In our culture, where kids often suffer from what Richard Louv in his ‘Last Child in the Woods’ called ‘nature-deficit disorder,’ Noah makes a nice role model. Although Noah is not afraid of risks, he’s an eminently practical kind of guy, unlike his dad, who is a hothead. Noah gets that practicality from his mother.

What kind of books does Carl Hiaasen write?

You might come to ‘Flush’ with two preconceptions. Carl Hiaasen writes adult thrillers with a satirical tenor, often featuring characters from the trailer trash end of the social spectrum. So it’s likely that his children’s books will retain a bit of that edge.