''Scat'' is a teenage novel by

Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his ...

, published in 2009. ''Scat'', Hiaasen's third young adult novel, tells the story of a missing teacher named Mrs. Bunny Starch, and how two of her students, Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez, stumble across an illegal operation by the Diamond Energy corporation on protected land for panthers while trying to find her. The book is available in over 1,000 libraries and was well-received when it came out, with a positive review in ''The New York Times''. The cover of ''Scat'' was created by Isabel Warren-Lynch The audiobook of ''Scat'' was narrated by

Ed Asner Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977) and drama '' Lou Grant'' (1977–1982), making him one of the few ...

, who was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the work. Carl Hiaasen is the author of other notable children's fiction novels, including ''

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'', in over 2,500 libraries. and '' Hoot'', in over 3,200 libraries. He received the Newbery Honor for ''Hoot'' in 2003. Like ''Hoot'' and ''Flush'', ''Scat'' takes place in Florida.

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{{Carl Hiaasen 2009 American novels American children's novels Novels by Carl Hiaasen Children's mystery novels Novels set in schools 2009 children's books Third-person narrative novels