Flush/ Hoot

Hoot by Carl Hiassen is the story of a young boy whose father works for the government. He moves around a lot and sometimes finds himself being picked on. He becomes involved with another young girl and her "weird" brother in fighting a business expansion that would be an environmental disaster. It is a good book that could be used as a read-aloud of older elementary and middle school students. But I thought Flush was a much better book.

Flush is the story of a young boy who explores the dumping of waste from a gambling boat. No one believes that the boat is actually dumping sewage into the river from previous nights adventures. But they are...

I think using Flush and Hoot as an author study could be a great activity to do with our students.