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   Scat  By Carl Hiaasen is about two students at Truman Schools named Nick and Marta who decide to investigate the disappearance of their mean biology teacher Mrs. Starch and think Smoke the class troublemaker is involved with it. Turns out Smoke is involved with it but not in the way they think. They find out that the day of the Black Vine Swamp fire Twilly a rich man living in the woods asked Mrs. Starch when she went back for Libby's medicine to take care of a baby panther that lost his mother. The only clues Twilly has that points that the mother panther is still in Black Vine Swamp is a pile of poop.  So Nick and Marta help Twilly, Mrs. Starch, and Smoke find the mother Panther which puts them all in danger.

     This book reminds me of the movie A Bug's Life  , because Flik the main character teams up with unwanted circus bugs to stop the evil grasshopper that wants to eat all the ants so he can rule the entire village. Nick, Marta, Twilly, and Mrs. Starch want to stop Red Diamond oil company from takin over section 22 which belongs to the state of Florida. These two stories have a similar plot which is the hero always saves the town and the villain goes to jail or dies. Although A Bugs Life is more fantasy than realistic fiction it is still Similar to Scat because both these stories have heroic plot lines. Lastly, Flik, Marta, and Nick are similar because they all have dangerous tasks they have to do to save something they love.

   In Conclusion, I noticed Nick, Marta, and Flik's story plot lines are similar because they have a hero and something that needs saving. In this case Flik's village of ants is in danger from the evil grasshoppers. Nick and Marta need to help a baby panther find his mother who was scared off by someone in a gun. This made me think how similar fantasy and realistic fiction can be. Finally, I believe polar opposite genres are similar in different ways you wouldn't imagine.