Flush

The book that we are reading as a class is called Flush, by Carl Hiaasen. It is about a kid named Noah who's dad is in jail. But his dad is in jail for sinking a giant boat! 

He lives in florida and it is illegal to gamble there so they have giant casino's on boats off the land. The boat that Noah's dad sunk was a casino boat so I imagine it was pretty big. The reason why he sunk it was because the boat was dumping all of there waste into the water and that was polluting the water affecting the plants and animals.

No one new about what this boat was doing so they were getting away with it. Noah's dad decided to sink the boat so it wouldn't pollute any more. But he got a big punishment for that. He went to jail and his family wasn't very happy about that. His wife is mad because he wont let her bail him out and has been in jail a few times before. 

To me that would be weird if my dad went to jail. I would feel like he was a criminal and I wouldn't have a positive romodel. I hope that noah stands up for his dad and it doesn't ruin a relationship in between them.