Book description
Wahoo Cray has grown up with a zoo in his backyard - alligators,
snakes, rats, monkeys, parrots, but it's his dad who's the unpredictable
critter. When his dad takes a job with a reality TV show called
'Expedition Survival', Wahoo figures he'll have to do a bit of wrangling
himself to keep his dad from killing the show's inept star Derek Badger,
who insists on using real wild animals for his stunts. And Wahoo's
acquired a shadow named Tuna, a girl who's sporting a shiner courtesy of
her old man and needs a place to hide out. They've only been on location
in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes
missing in a storm. Search parties promptly get lost themselves. And
Tuna's dad shows up with a gun...
It's anyone's guess who will actually survive 'Expedition Survival!'
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he lives today with
his family. He has written many books, but this is his first young adult
title to be published in the UK. He writes a weekly column for the Miami
Herald.