Hoot

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Summary: Hoot
Review: The book I read was Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. This book was 297 pages long and was a realistic fiction book. Some of the other books he's written are Sick Puppy and Basket Case which are more adult books. This book was fairly good but had some slow parts.

Roy just moved to Florida from Montana and is always beat up by Dana Matherson on the bus to school and back. One day on the way to school he sees a kid run past a bus stop on the way to school with no shoes on. The next day the kid runs by again at the same stop and Roy gets suspicious. That night Roy plans to follow the kid wherever he is going. So on the way to school when he sees the boy he darts to the door of the bus bumping into Beatrice Leep (The captain of the school soccer team) on the way out. Roy chases the boy through a golf course and into some woods were he finds a camp made. He goes up to one of the bags and dumps whatever is in it out and finds five copper mouth snakes. A voice from be hind calls move slowly backwards and do not look at the snakes. Roy does as told and is all of a sudden blindfolded. The kid drags him out of the woods and says "I am going to take of the blind fold and you are never to return here". When the blind fold was taken of and Roy had turned around the boy was gone.Waking over the golf course he is suddenly hit by a golf ball in the head and knocked out. The next day at school Beatrice Leep comes up to him and grabs him by the neck and asks him what he running after when he bumped into her.
He answers "I was running after a boy".
"You know who the kid was; that was my step-brother that's who. Never chase him again".

I liked how the author named the characters because I feel they really fit into the situation. Also I like what the goal of the characters was and I rarely find that in books I read. The whole thing about saving nature is what gets me because I love the outdoors animals, plants ext. that's why I like the goal of saving the owls.

There are some funny parts in the book too. One of them was when the runaway boy put the alligators in the portable toilets. Also when he pulled out the stakes that marked were water pipes and electrical wires were. The kid also spray painted the police car while the police man was asleep.

This book was fairly good. The goal of the character was good because it's about saving nature. Also this book had some funny parts in it to. This book is not a mystery book. I would only recommend this to people who like the outdoors, wildlife and the whole thing about saving them.


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Summary: HOOT
Review: Hoot was written by Carl Haisen. The book was 297 pages including the epilogue. Hoot was exciting and mysterious. It also had plot twists along with a touch of humor.
Roy (the main character) is a thirteen year old boy who has moved from place to place in his life. He is now living in Florida. Roy loves his parents and they were very understanding about his situation about moving all of the time. It all began on the bus in his second week of school when as usual the bully in the school was picking on him and the other kids. Dana shoved his face into the window and he saw a boy that was running. In the mean time the construction sight had be being vandalized. He chased after the boy the next time but couldn't keep up with him because the boy was extremely fast; Roy thought that he was fast enough to be an Olympic sprinter. Later that day a girl at school named Beatrice pinned him to the wall at school and screamed into his face,
"Don't ever follow him again or else. Mined your own business"
Roy later found out that the boy that was running and ditching school was the one who was committing the crimes at the construction site. He didn't know the connections between the running boy at school and Beatrice, but he did know that he had to find out what was going on and why.
Characters in the book Hoot were believable and funny. They developed a strong personality and it felt like even though you weren't in the story you knew the characters. Such as the running boy would stay stubborn and always, every time, had a plan.
The setting was in Florida. I enjoyed how descriptive the author was and how he described all of the places he had lived and what Florida was like. I also loved how the author also made you want to read onto the next chapter.
Parts of the story unfolded as you read and I liked how he only gave little by little so it made you keep on wondering. I would give this book a nine out of ten; this is a must-read book of the year.


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Summary: Everyone else has already given a hoot, so I'll give a cheer
Review: I generally am not one to be coaxed or fall prey to child or young adult comedy, only upon the supposition that they are not funny. I mean not to offend anyone, but children's comedies are just tedious.

Hoot is not.

In hoot, the drive of the story is not the actual story, but the characters and the narratives. Hoot flaunts a story of minimal interests, but uses that as a fulcrum to launch a circus of cheap but funny jokes. Having read Hoot, you will not be rolling on the floor with laughter, but instead basking in their ironic glow. Hoot is not a fantastic piece of literature, but a darn fun book to read.

The course of the book is not slow and "pointless", as I have heard, but fast, funny, flashy, and f-f-f- oh, whatever. Read Hoot because you're tired of serious books, not because you're prospecting for influential, lyrical, proseful books. Hoot meets neither of the requirements, but is still a genuinely good read.

The book is entirely appropriate and within comprehensive context, and should(or could) be read by anyone within the general ages of 11-18.

So give a cheer, and read hoot!

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Summary: Hoot is a great book.
Review: Hoot is one of the greatest books i've read in a long time. it was very funny when Dana gets hurt due to Roy. Roy is a very couragous person taking on Dana and helping the running boy. But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson smashing his face against the school bus window that day, he might never have seen the running boy. And if he had never seen the running boy, he might never have met Beatrice. And if he had never met Beatrice, he might never have discovered the burrowing owls living in the lot on the corner of East Oriole Avenue. And if he had never discovered the owls, he probably would have missed out on the adventure of a lifetime.
First all the survey markers are pulled up and all the stake holes are filled in.The air is let out of the construction vehiciles tires. Alligators (small ones) are put in the out house toilets. No work is being done. The date for a grand opening is approaching. Who is doing this and why are no mystery to the reader, but they are a serious question to the construction foreman, Curly, police officer Delinko and Curly's boss at headquarters, Chuck Muckle. Of course, Mother Paula's is about to be constructed on land on which there a bunch of burrowing owls.
My favorite part of this book is when Officer Delinko's patrol car gets spray painted by the vandal, which is Mullet Fingers or should I say Napoleon Bridger Leep. It was funny when Officer Delinko falls asleep and when he wakes up sees his patrol car windows are spray painted black. Officer Delinko thought it was early in the morning, but it was really nine thirty. I laughed my head off in this part. Another part I liked was the part that Roy mooned Dana and Dana got real mad and chased Roy about three blocks.

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Summary: Appropriately named
Review: I love all of Carl Hiaasen's works and HOOT, even though it's touted for the younger set, is no exception. With the same great writing, style, and sense of humor that is found in McCrae's THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD (though that one's definitely NOT for children), Hiaasen hits his mark once again with this book. Using endangered species as the jumping off point, Hiassen weaves a tale that only he could come up with. The twistedness of his ideas, coupled with great writing, make this one of the most unusual books ever written. Thanks to Carl Hiaasen for giving us this stellar work.

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Summary: An Excellent Novel
Review: The site of Coconut Cove's future Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House is experiencing a slight problem: documents removed, alligators in the port-a-potties, and painted-over patrol cars. But who's behind the clever vandalism and pranks?
New Florida resident Roy Eberhardt isn't aware of this going on, but he has often noticed a barefoot boy running down the street faster than anything. Roy was curious; he starts to search around and even follows the boy once, only to be told by Beatrice Leep, a.k.a. Beatrice the Bear, to mind his own business. Despite Beatrice's warning and plenty of bullying from the jerk Dana Matherson, Roy follows the boy, whose name is Mullet Fingers, one day and ends up in the middle of an environmental mission to save a society of burrowing owls from being bulldozed.
Full of colorful characters, Hoot is a quick-witted adventure that will keep readers hooked. With down-to-earth Roy, dumbfounded Officer Delinko, and construction site manager Curly. The author delivers an appealing cast of characters that keep the plot twisting and turning until the highly charged ending.

This book was great because the plot was some what a reality in a lot of places. Also,friendships,courage and comedy put this story together to make one outstanding novel. I highly recommend this book.

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Summary: AWSM BOOK
Review: This is a great book about a boy named Roy Eberhardt who sees a strange running boy outside a window while a school bully was 'attacking' him. He follows this boy and...well you have to read it to find out, but Im telling you, this is , like, the best book I've EVVVEEERRRR read!! BUY IT!!

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Summary: hoot is one of the greatest books I've read
Review: To me Hoot is the greatest book I've read in my whole life. It was very inspireing and captivating how Carl Hiaasen vividly explained the world that we mentally ventured through. I seemed to want Roy to beat up Dana a little more because it is very funny when Roy breaks Dana's nose.
First all the survey markers are pulled up and all the stake holes are filled in.The air is let out of the construction vehiles tires. Alligators (small ones) are put in the out house toilets. No work is being done. The date for a grand opening is approaching. Who is doing this and why are no mystery to the reader, but they are a serious question to the construction foreman, Curly, police officer Delinko and Curly's boss at headquarters, Chuck Muckle. Of course, Mother Paula's is about to be constructed on land on which there a bunch of burrowing owls.

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Summary: Funny, Hilarious, laugh-out-load, strange book about a kid..
Review: What a great way to introduce your child to the world of non-absolute ethics. When are the laws to be followed, and when do we listen to our hearts to know what to do? Hiassen brings his love for all things Florida and his off-beat characters into a perfectly acceptable and palatable young person's format.

Bravo!

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Summary: Hoot
Review: With rich detail and the perspective of an eleven-year-old boy, Carl Hiaasen wrote an award winning novel, Hoot. In the story Roy Eberhardt moves to Coconut Cove, Florida from the rolling mountains of Montana. Making new friends is hard but Dana Matherson, school bully, takes all the blame for a wonderful relationship with a tough brother and sister. Going through fights and playing tricks doesn't stop this adventurous threesome from defending something precious and small. Mother Paula's House of Pancakes is coming to Coconut Cove, and right on top of a field of burrowing owls! Competing against an angry grounds keeper and curious policeman, the three will do anything to save the owls. Hoot was an adventurous and funny read. I recommend this book to anyone with a great sense of humor. There are new surprises on every page!

-Tator Tot