Book Pitch

When I think of aquatic life, I think of a beautiful coral reef filled with different shapes and colors swimming with life! I think of clear clean blue water and schools of different types of fish moving in every direction, maybe even a sea turtle in the back swimming slowly, a very pleasant and peaceful environment.

Now what if you found out these peaceful creatures’ homes are being threatened by human sewage? Most sewage finds its way into oceans as poorly treated or untreated discharge. Untreated sewage isn’t safe for people, let alone our marine life. In the book Flush, Noah is determined to prove that the Coral Queen casino boat is an environmental offender, flushing away their sewage into the Florida Keys! But how does Noah prove that the casino is dumping illegally?

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

• Lexile: 830L
• 272 Pages [Paperback]
• Grade Levels: 5+
• Theme / Subject: Environmental Conservation and Preservation, Boats and Underwater Crafts, Animal Conservation and Protection
• Genre: Comedy, Mystery and Suspense, Young Adult Fiction
• Content Area: Middle Grades Science, Earth Science [6^th grade]

Read about the effects of sewage on freshwater ecosystems here and how sewage is a threat to coral reefs here!