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murder of his friend Hamilton Prince’s father in Denmark, Tennessee, where the Prince family’s paper
plant is under suspicion of polluting the local river.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. Knopf, 2007. 272 p. (978-0375841859, pap.) Gr. 5!9. With their father jailed for
sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner
of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
Hiaasen, Carl. Scat. Knopf, 2009. 384 p. (978-037583486) Gr. 5!9. Nick and his friend Marta decide to
investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes
missing.
Nelson, Blake. They Came from Below. Tor Teen, 2009. 304 p. (978-0765352811, pap.) Gr. 7!10. While
vacationing on Cape Cod, best friends Emily, 16, and Reese, 17, meet Steve and Dave, who seem too good
to be true, and whose presence turns out to be related to a dire threat of global pollution.
Petrucha, Stefan. Teen, Inc. Walker Books for Young Readers, 2007. 224 p. (978-0802796509) Gr. 7!11.
Fourteen-year-old Jaiden has been raised by NECorp.since his parents were killed when he was a baby, so
when he discovers that the corporation has been lying about producing illegal levels of mercury emissions
in area streams, he and his two friends decide to try to do something about it.
Robinson, Sandra Chisholm. The Last Bit Bear: A Fable. Roberts Rinehart, 1984. 48 p. (978-0911797091,
pap.) All ages. The long search by a bear and his animal friends for land, water, and food that has not been
polluted or destroyed by man ends in their discovery of a national park.
Roby, Kinley E. Fear Death by Water. Five Star, 2008. 289 p. (978-1594146442) Adult. Harry Brock puts
his own life, as well as those he loves, in danger when he agrees to help Colleen McGraw, president of a
conservation group trying to save Florida's Okalatchee River from destruction, discover who is trying to
sabotage her efforts.
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