Rating:  Summary: I loved it! Review: Dear Carl Hiaason,i have just finished reading your book "hoot" and i loved it! At first when my teacher told me that my class was going to read "Hoot" i thought it was going to be a dum book about owls. But as soon as i read the first word i couldnt stop readng.It is so funny and i love the way how you used sarcasm a lot in your story. What i also liked about your book is that you used a lot of similes and metaphors. I think that what makes your book the best is that the plot of the story is so original than all of the other books i've ever read. My favorite part of the story is the ending when roy and beatrice stopped the construction of Mother Paula's because of the owls. I love the way how you made each character in the book different. My favorite character is Nepolian Leep a.k.a Mullet Fingers. He's my favorite because he is so adventerus and isnt afraid of taking risks. And i love the fact that he broke so many rules just to save those owls. Anyways i just wanted to say what a great book you have created and i hope the next book is as good as the one before!
Rating:  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.
Rating:  Summary: IT WAS GREAT Review: I REALLY ENJOYED THE BOOK. IT WAS VERY FUNNY. I LIKE ALL THE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK BUT MY FAVORITE WAS MULLET FINGERS( A.K.A NAPOLEON BRIDGER). HE IS BRAVE AND STANDS UP FOR WHAT HE BELIEVES IN. I'M SORT OF LIKE THAT. IN THE END I LIKED HOW BOTH OFFICER DELINKO ROY COMPLETED WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.I WILL PROBABLY READ THE BOOK AGAIN SOON TO SEE IF I MISSED ANY IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE BOOK.
Rating:  Summary: Hoot is the BEST book around!!! Review: Hoot is one of the best books that I have read.The book is interesting,funny,and very entertaining.I loved the book and I liked how it got you more interested in the book as you went chapter by chapter.The way that it got me more interested in the book was that as I read each chapter something good would come up and then suddenly the chapter would end. The book also taught me alot of vocabulary words that I did not know. For example three words are toupec,miffed,and improbable. I liked on how the book kept me interested. Next,the book I think can be the best book for kids in the whole United States of America. I also liked on how Carl Hiaasen described the characters in a visual way throughout the whole entire. Last but not least, my favorite character was Mullet Fingers. The reason why I liked Mullet Fingers was because he is different from other kids because he does things that you would not usually see a kid do. Once again Hoot is one of the best books around and I think it should be the number one book for kids throughout the whole United States.
Rating:  Summary: hoot from w.r thomas Review: hoot is an adventure of two young men and a young woman that are trying to save burrowing owls from being bulldozed to death. this story is very funny and enlights all things that go on in a middle school.like bullys and weird assistant principals. its fun to read it because the book leaves you in suspence wondering what will happen next.you always want to tell your parents or ms smith to keep on reading because of how fun and great the book is to you.
Rating:  Summary: that was a great and an interesting book! Review: When Roy gets to Florida he sees a new kid that is barefoot. He goes to a new school and meets Dana Matherson. After Roy is looking for a while he finds Beatrice Leep and finds out that the barefoot kid is her stepbrother. His name is Napoleon Bridger.Next they are facing a challenge to save burrowing owls. They are going against Mother Paula's Pancake House in which are notfilling out an important paper. (...). My favorite character is Mullet Fingers. The reason why I likeMullet Fingers a.k.a. Napoleon Bridger is because I like how hedoes things silently. I also like on how he does things in a good form.A good part is when the kids all finally save the owls and find outthat a special form is not filled out.
Rating:  Summary: Hoot Review: Hoot: * * * * * If I was to rate this book from 1-5 stars I would give it 5 stars. I thought that it was a great book. My favorite scene in this amazing book is when Roy ticks Dana to going into the trailer to find non-existing cigarettes. As Dana try's to find these cigarettes he is caught by Curly. My favorite character in the book is "mullet fingers" or Napoleon. Carl Hiaasen has the perfect ingredient of characters. One reason why I really thought that this was a great book is because it has a sense of humor. I am sure when you read this book you will laugh as much as a hyena. For example, there is a part of the book when Roy moons Dana. There was many great characters in this book, Dana: fat boy who is very hard headed, Mullet fingers" incredibly brave boy who helps the owls, Beatrice: mullet fingers sister (she also helps the owls), Roy: the new kid (helps with owls). My favorite character in this book is mullet fingers. The reason why he is my favorite character is because; no matter what gets in the way he will always be brave enough to save the owls. I think that this is a book for kids, but all ages can read it. How I read it, was with my whole class room at school. I could tell that every one liked it, because they would all giggle at funny parts of the book. They would all also participate when our teacher would ask us questions, for example, she would ask "what do you think is going to happen next" or "who do you think it was". If you like to read awesome books then you should definitely read this book. It is so far one of the best book I have ever read in my life before. So like I said when I first started, If I was to rate this book from 1-5 stars, I would automatically give it 5 stars. I do recommend this book for kids or like my teacher, read it to your students. Go and get it!!!!!!!!!
Rating:  Summary: One of the Best Books. Review: Hoot is a great book to read. I own the book myself. My teacher decided to read this wonderful book to all her language arts classes. She has read it more than five times I think. After I finished reading the book I started telling my family about it all of them wanted to read it. My sister was the first one to read it and she almost never reads. She ended up likening it. After that she found out that reading was actually entertain. My favorite character was Mullet Fingers or Napoleon if u will. His determination to save the poor defense less owls was one of the bravest things I've ever seen (read in this case) someone do. Most of my favorite parts are when he and Roy give it their all to try and save the owls. People like Carl Hiassen have a great imagination on these type of writing. All the stuff that Mullet Finger does to save the owls can be recreated in many way in real life. Some of the stuff in the book can't. I'd recommend this book to anyone that wants a good book to read. I'd also say this book would make a great movie. The characters in this book and the plot would maybe win a golden globe or two. An Oscar would be very unlikely. Some people might like it and the person that makes it might win a big profit out off it. This book has been the best book I've read so far. Most of my class like it as well. Ms Smith (my lang. arts teacher) must of really liked it to read it to us. I bet she got tired of reading it three times a day but she got through it in record time. This book should have a sequel. Like what happened to Mullet Fingers after his escape. I would really like to read it. I bet I would be one of the first ones to buy it. It would surely be an award winning one just like the first one. Carl Hiassen would get more money than he ever expected. That's why I'm writing this review in the first place. So u should really read this fantastic book.
Rating:  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.
Rating:  Summary: Solid book Review: Hoot is one of the most intriguing books out there for young adults.It features numerous plot twists, some quirky characters, and humorous situations.there's no doubt that this book is a great success, several suspensful scenes build up to revealing the mother paula predicament. even though the book is entertaining it is ultimately not very memorable. all of the characters are well developed and are offbeat oddballs. The novel is a decent delight for people of all ages and is recommended for any reading. In my opinion my preferred character in Hoot has to be Mullet Fingers. He's a native outcast who has adapted to living in the wild . i admire his determined personality and his preseverance to continue to fight to save the owls . Not only but also he's stealthily acts and his clever moves make him an unpredictable character, like the time he used Dana as a decoy to get out of juvenile hall, i thought that was really cunning. Through out the whole the book there were many segments that were my favorite but my favorite would have to be when Mullet Fingers took Roy tothe Molly Bell and Mullet fingers then demonstrated how he could catch a Mullet by leaping in to the water and grabbing it. that part I really envisioned in my mind and i could literally see Mullet Fingers jumping into the water and resurfacing with a Mullet. In conclusion Hoot is a solid book and should be reccommended for readers of all ages, it really is a hoot to read. ^_^
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