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Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is a hoot of a read for
young folks. Roy Eberhardt, a middle schooler
who’s new to his Florida town, is smart and
funny and big-hearted, and he doesn’t yet have
a single friend around who knows it. Dana
Matherson, a huge bully who stinks of
cigarettes, torments him on the bus daily. Life
seems pretty bleak for Roy, who misses the
fishing and mountains of the Montana he’s just
left.
One morning, while Dana is holding his head
against the window of the school bus, Roy
spots a running boy. The boy introduces the
mystery at the heart of this novel. Roy is
compelled to find out why the boy is running,
and follows him right into his fight to protect an
endangered settlement of burrowing owls.
Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake House is
planning to fill in the owls’ habitat and build
another restaurant as part of their national
chain. The Mother Paula’s people will stop at
nothing to get their store built, and the owls’
protector isn’t afraid to keep going forward with
audacious and funny actions that hold up the
construction.
The story operates on many levels, with strong
doses of humor and realism. The beauty of the
Florida Everglades and the species living there
are emphasized, as well as the fact that in
present-day Florida the natural, wild places are
disappearing at an alarming rate.
In the classic tradition of young people’s fiction,
most of the roles played by adults range from
hapless to ignorant to cruel. While Roy does
keep some secrets from his parents, their
relationship is full of love and respect.
Ultimately, they help Ray in choosing to protect
his new environment. His adventure brings him
the experience of a lifetime, along with the
friendships he needs.
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This book was created and published on StoryJumper™
©2014 StoryJumper, Inc. All rights reserved.
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www.storyjumper.com
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is a hoot of a read for
young folks. Roy Eberhardt, a middle schooler
who’s new to his Florida town, is smart and
funny and big-hearted, and he doesn’t yet have
a single friend around who knows it. Dana
Matherson, a huge bully who stinks of
cigarettes, torments him on the bus daily. Life
seems pretty bleak for Roy, who misses the
fishing and mountains of the Montana he’s just
left.
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