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Skink—No Surrender
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Overview
Skink—No Surrender was written by Floridian author Carl Hiaasen and published by Ember, part of Penguin Random House, in 2014. According to the biography on his website (carlhiaasen.com), Hiaasen has lived in Florida his entire life. He is the author of several bestselling novels for adults, all of which are set in his home state. His works for young readers include the Newbery Honoree Hoot, which was adapted for film in 2006. Clinton Tyree, alias Skink, is a recurring character in Hiaasen’s work; Skink—No Surrender is his first appearance in a book for young adults.
This guide covers the 2020 Ember Edition of the novel.
Plot Summary
Fourteen-year-old Richard Sloan waits for his cousin, Malley Spence, on a Florida beach. An eccentric older man who appears from beneath the sand of a false nest startles Richard. The man, Clinton Tyree, waits in hiding to catch a turtle egg thief on the beach. Richard receives a text from Malley saying she’s at home—which he knows is a lie. He visits her house the next day, where her father tells Richard that she went to an orientation at her new out-of-state school.
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