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__//Flush//__ By Carl Hiaasen
 Don't you hate it when you know the truth about something while the rest of your town thinks the exact opposite? That is exactly what it is like for Noah Underwood (the main character in __Flush__) and his family. __Flush__ by Carl Hiaasen was a great book about helping the environment and I liked it a lot.  The science theme of this book is about helping save the environment from the harmful effects of pollution. Carl Hiaasen has a different style than other writers. Hiaasen, for example, he always has his books take place in Florida. He also adds some humor to his books. He doesn’t add some much so that you are laughing too much and you don’t know what the story is about, but just enough so you laugh to yourself and still enjoy the book.  The characters in this book are similar and different in many ways. The main character in __//Flush//__ is Noah Underwood. He is a very persistent person and believes his father when he says that he sunk the Coral Queen because the owner of the boat, Dusty Muleman, was dumping human waste into the water. He tries to help his father by catching Dusty in the act and turning him into the Coast Guard. Another character is Abbey Underwood, she is Noah’s little sister. Abbey is also persistent, but she has a harder time believing her father. She also likes to bite people and joins Noah in helping their dad. Noah and Abbey’s mother, Donna Underwood, threatens to leave her husband, who is in jail, if he does not straighten up. Noah and Abbey are worried that they will split up. Paine Underwood, or dad, is in jail for sinking the Coral Queen. He admits to sinking the Coral Queen, but refuses to apologize to Dusty. He also won’t let his wife pay the bail to get him out of jail. While in jail, Paine compares himself to Nelson Mandela. Dusty Muleman is the owner of the Coral Queen. He dumps raw sewage into the ocean off the beach where people swim and play to save money. He also bribes someone in the Coast Guard to help keep it a secret. Another character is Lice Peeking. He is dirty, lazy, and will do anything for money. He disappears after a fight with Dusty and his workers. Shelly is Lice’s girlfriend, she is manly. She has a barbwire tattoo and bleach blonde hair. Shelly also helps Noah and Abbey catch Dusty. She also works on the Coral Queen and used to be engaged to Dusty. There’s also Luno, Dusty’s right hand man, or, “The Bald Guy”. He has a gun, a crooked nose, is very dangerous, and is one of the people bitten by Abbey. Dusty’s son, Jasper Jr., is very cruel to Noah, and overall, he is a nasty person. He also won’t apologize to Noah and Abbey, and he is friends with Bull. Bull is a large kid and is called Bull because you can never believe a word he says. I don’t like Luno, Dusty, Jasper Jr., or Lice Peeking. I don’t like Luno, Dusty, or Jasper Jr. because they are all nasty and are terrible people. I don’t like Lice because he is disgusting and only wants money. I like Abbey because she is tough, and persistent.  //Flush// takes place in the Florida Keys. In the story Hiaasen describes how the polluted water looks and I can picture it. I think that Hiaasen does a great job of describing the setting. It is a lot different from Illinois because it is hot and sunny there most of the time and there are more beaches and boats. There are some settings that they don’t describe as well as others, but I can still picture it.  //Flush// is about Noah Underwood and his father trying to catch the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat. Dusty Muleman, the owner of the Coral Queen, is polluting the water with human waste, instead of putting it in a holding tank, to save money. Paine Underwood, Noah’s dad, thought that this was horrible, so trying to save the ocean from the harmful effects of human waste, he decided to sink the Coral Queen. He of course got sent to jail after immediately turning himself in to the cops, but still knew that his heart was in the right place. No one else in town believed that Dusty would do such a thing, so the Underwood’s were declared crazy. Noah, Abbey, and their other friends try to help prove their dad innocent by getting raw evidence. It’s a hard job and can result in terrible consequences. Will they succeed in their attempt to help their dad?  I think someone would want to read this book if they like helping the environment. This book shows how the environment is important and shouldn’t be treated like a toilet or garbage can. It also has some humor in it. Overall I think that it is a good book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Carl Hiaasen or the environment. I would rate __//Flush//__ a 4 out of 5.

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