Hoot

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Summary: A Great Read for Middle Schoolers
Review: I'm in middle school and I loved this book. I ALWAYS judge books by their covers and I was right to think that this one would be interesting. It doesn't really foucus on the plot but on the characters. You feel like you're inside the book with the characters and can't wait for the next decision Roy and his buddies will make.

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Summary: tight, sharp, honest
Review: Great story about the new boy in town who helps a misfit rescue some burrowing owls from the developers of a pancake chain. Great timing, sharp, sarcastic sense of humor. Good characters and relationships. Tight.

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Summary: Hoot
Review: How would you feel if your house was going to be bulldozed, but you wern't allowed to leave? You would be stuck there while your house got demolished, and you would be demolished with it. This is what one young boy realizes will happen to the burrowing owls living in the construction site of the "Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House" if he does not help them. Roy and Beatrice, students at Trace Middle School, help this mysterious boy, Mullet Fingers, while trying to realize that just because you are doing the right thing, your plan won't always succeed. 'Mullet Fingers' is a young boy who is living in the woods only one block from his home. He got his nickname from his step-sister.
Hoot is a story about young people standing up to adults for someone or something else's rights. Beatrice and Roy help the boy from the woods since all of the adults from the building corporation are lying, and have many secrets. Mullet Fingers has secrets of his own. When weird things start happening, an explanation is needed. Since nobody will admit the truth, it is up to Roy to explain the truth and reveal the answers to the everyne's questions.
The story of Hoot is a wonderful story for anyone who likes animals. It is a great book about young kids standing up to adults, which is really cool. Hoot is a little slow at first, but it really picks up speed. This is an amazing book.

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Summary: Hoot, hoot for the home team
Review: I loved the book Hoot because it taught me a lot about different lessons such as sticking with your friends and picking the right ones to stick with. This book was also funny. For example, when Roy mooned Dana and Dana started chasing after him. He couldn't catch up because wasn't fit enough.. Roy's life is sort of like mine in many ways. One way that he is like me is how he is always interested in finding out about instances. These reasons make this story a great read. I loved this book and I hope others will read it.

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Summary: PG-rated Hiaasen for kids
Review: My sister & I love Hiaasen's adult books so when he wrote a kids' book I had to get it for my own daughters (ages 11 & 10). I read it first & devoured it in one sitting. Then my girls both started reading the book & actually fought over who would get to finish it first. I think Roy, the main character, is a kid almost anyone can find a reason to admire.

"Hoot" has Hiaasen's characteristic environmental thread, cast of unusual characters, & distinctive humor (all toned way down, though). What I really like about Hiaasen's books in general is that, while there are usually positive outcomes in his stories, not everything is neatly wrapped up at the end & everyone doesn't necessarily live happily ever after. Also that his 'heroes' are sometimes as messed up as the 'bad guys'; or at least they're 'average' & not perfect.

To be honest, I wouldn't mind if more kids (& adults!) were like Roy & looked past their own four walls, stood up for what they believed in, & tried to make a difference in their communities. Roy saw that the developers of a new franchise were breaking the law by building on the habitat of miniature owls (the developers had, "officially speaking", never seen any owls, of course). And though, to adults, the book's ending may be too tidy & predictable, I think the book as a whole has good & empowering messages for kids.

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Summary: Hoot
Review: I read the book Hoot. It was a good book because it was funny, mystifying and daring at the same time. The main characters were Roy, Mullet Fingers, Beatrice, and Dana. It all started when Roy moved to Florida from Montana. He was on the bus when Dana started to beat him up after he turned Roy's head to the window. That was when he saw the boy. Before Dana could hurt him really bad Roy punched him and ran. He was running after that boy he saw running down the street. Roy thought the boy he saw was trying to catch the bus but he was not. The plot of the story was the boy Roy saw was doing something bad. Something to save an animal. I thought it was good that the boy did that and I wasn't surprised. I really liked the part when Roy mooned Dana. I think that every one should read Hoot.

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Summary: Alagators in Port-a-Potties?
Review: This is one of my favorite Hiaasen books. It's deadly funny. I really enjoyed the way each pont of veiw was as if it was the beginning of the book. For example, if a character was indroduced in one perseptive, it wouldn't be in the next. Hiaasen really struck gold with this book. As you can see from the title of this reveiw, there are many magical things in this book.
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Summary: Interesting and Fun!
Review: This is my first Hiaasen book, but I don't think it'll be my last. It was very fun to read, had politics like mine, and the ending was even well done. I really enjoyed the details, and the presentations of various characters points of view. There could have been a few more female characters, but atleast the main female protaganist (the jock) was very positive. If your politics are moderate to left, you shouldn't be offended by anything here. Highly recommended!

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Summary: Hoot - a study in ecological terrorism and vandalism
Review: What an offensive book depicting ecological terrorism and crime masquerading as righteous activities by children! ELF (listed by the FBI as an American terrorist organization accused of vandalizing millions of dollars worth of private property) would be proud. In the book, parents are clueless but well-meaning, school officials are inept, corporations are greedy and employees stupid, politicans are corrupt, and vandalism to property is condoned, all depicted through the eyes, of course, of an innocent child. This book does not belong on anybody's reading list - unless, of course, you belong to that part of the population who thinks capitalism, private property and profits are dirty words.

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Summary: A Hoot of a read!
Review: I loved Hoot! I am the mom of a sixth grader, who was required to read this book for school. I read most of her books, because I love good material. I found this to be a great book because it takes place in current times, it is ecologically sound and you just have to love the characters! Kids and adults will love this book and looking out for the underdog (oops underowl!)