Squirm by Carl Hiaasen is a zany romp for the
younger set. The author is well known (or should be) for Florida-based comedies
with crazy characters. Squirm is the fifth book in a series for children. The
hero (whatever) is Billy Dickens who collects snakes (all releases them). His
father (possibly a government spy) left years ago, but this summer Billy is
going to find him. Antics include cougars, grizzly bears, and eagles. His
mother LOVES eagles.Highly recommended for middle graders.
Billy’s mother loves eagles so much that each time something happens to the local eagle nest, she locates a new nest and moves to be near it. Eagles mate for life.
Billy’s father disappears regularly. No one knows what he does, except that it has something to do with drones.
His father's new wife is Little Thunder-Sky (call me Lil) and her daughter is Summer Chasing-Hawks. They are part of the Crow Nation (“Aren’t the Crows the one who mailed General Custer?” “Nope. Our tribe was on the other end of that deal.”)
The baddies range from school bullies to a rich trophy hunter/poacher.
A fun read. From Accelerated Reader: Middle
grades interest level. Book level 4.9. AR points 9.0.
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