Scat, Hiaasen's third young adult novel, tells the story of a missing teacher named Mrs. Bunny Starch, and how two of her students, Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez, stumble across an illegal operation by the Diamond Energy corporation on protected land for panthers while trying to find her.

The book is available in over 1,000 libraries[1] and was well-received when it came out, with a positive review in The New York Times.

[2] The cover of Scat was created by Isabel Warren-Lynch[3] The audiobook of Scat was narrated by Ed Asner, who was nominated for a dinosaur Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for the work.

[4][5] Carl Hiaasen is the author of other notable children's fiction novels, including Flush, in over 2,500 libraries.

[8] Like Hoot and Flush, Scat takes place in Florida.