My kids have read this but I haven't—yet. From the publisher: "This Newbery Honor-winning, hilarious Floridian adventure involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, pint-sized owls, and more. A New York Times bestseller."

From the publisher: "The new full-tilt, unstoppably hilarious and entertaining novel from the best-selling author Carl Hiaasen. When Lane Coolman's car is bashed from behind on the road to the Florida Keys, what appears to be an ordinary accident is anything but (this is Hiaasen!). Behind the wheel of the other car is Merry Mansfield--the eponymous Razor Girl--and the crash scam is only the beginning of events that spiral crazily out of control while unleashing some of the wildest characters Hiaasen has ever set loose on the page."

The New York Times calls this "A fun romp that will keep readers hooked." From the publisher: "Take a trip to Newbery Honoree Carl Hiaasen's Florida, where adventure is always in the air! This New York Times bestseller is a wickedly funny, slightly subversive tale of story of snakes, grizzlies, a missing dad, a menacing drone. Some facts about Billy Dickens: * He once saw a biker swerve across the road in order to run over a snake. * Later, that motorcycle somehow ended up at the bottom of a canal. * Billy isn't the type to let things go. Some facts about Billy's family: * They've lived in six different Florida towns because Billy's mom insists on getting a house near a bald eagle nest. * Billy's dad left when he was four and is a total mystery. * Billy has just found his dad's address--in Montana. This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father."

Brigid says: "What a wild and absurd ride though Palm Beach Island and South Florida! I have always enjoyed native Floridian Carl Hiaasen’s quirky comedic thrillers. This is filled with vivid characters like the series’ namesake—Skink, the crusading environmentalist, road-kill cooking, off the grid Everglades living, ex-governor of Florida. Told in a zany alternate universe where an unnamed President is still in office and Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, one of his top supporters, goes missing at the height of Palm Beach Island’s season."