Florida, a spectacle of human creation. My book Flush is a perfect rendition of the wacky and unexpected antics that happen in the "Flowery Land." Carl Hiaasen is an author that has had a multitude of success with his novels that range from the adult section to the middle readers. Hiaasen's novels are mostly set in the great and flowery land of Florida, where his humorous crime thrillers range from themes protecting our fragile environment to battling political corruption. I made Flush, a book about protecting the easily breakable environment and the corruption of large companies as the story follows the life of Noah Underwood as he and his family do everything in their will to take down the infamous Dusty Muleman and his Coral Queen, that
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I set it in the Florida Keys where in some spots we have a very fragile environment that houses a multitude of species of fish, birds, reptiles and mammals that each add to the value of the environment. The fact that the setting is so valuable makes the fact that the antagonist is dumping biohazards into the ocean and beach waters an exceedingly bad predicament. Another literary element that pushes the plot along is the conflict between the Underwood family and Dusty Meuleman's Coral Queen Casino boat. This main conflict occurs when Noah Underwood and his family try to expose the Coral Queen for dumping their biohazards into the marina. This conflict started even before the book even started as Paine Underwood sunk the Coral Queen (Even though it was salvaged and worked again) and as the book started Paine was shown to be in jail. The mysterious yet adventurous tone that I used propels the plot along as Noah and his sister go on "Missions" to try and uncover the heinous truth that the Coral Queen has been polluting the precious waters of the Florida Keys. This mysterious tone was highlighted when Noah was sneaking around the marina late at night with his family's
I set it in the Florida Keys where in some spots we have a very fragile environment that houses a multitude of species of fish, birds, reptiles and mammals that each add to the value of the environment. The fact that the setting is so valuable makes the fact that the antagonist is dumping biohazards into the ocean and beach waters an exceedingly bad predicament. Another literary element that pushes the plot along is the conflict between the Underwood family and Dusty Meuleman's Coral Queen Casino boat. This main conflict occurs when Noah Underwood and his family try to expose the Coral Queen for dumping their biohazards into the marina. This conflict started even before the book even started as Paine Underwood sunk the Coral Queen (Even though it was salvaged and worked again) and as the book started Paine was shown to be in jail. The mysterious yet adventurous tone that I used propels the plot along as Noah and his sister go on "Missions" to try and uncover the heinous truth that the Coral Queen has been polluting the precious waters of the Florida Keys. This mysterious tone was highlighted when Noah was sneaking around the marina late at night with his family's