Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
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Book Reviews of Hoot
Book Review: -*Hoot Review*-
Summary: 5 Stars
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen was an adventurous story. Roy Eberheart moved to the Florida Keys from Montana. He sees a boy running. He wants to find out what school he goes to. Roy runs into the running boy's step sister who tells him that the boy is here in a secret and Roy can't tell anyone he is here. The running boy's nickname is Mullet Fingers and he figures out that there are baby owls in the construction lot of the Mother Paula's Pancake House. Mullet Fingers wants to stop the construction so he pulls a lot of pranks on the workers at the construction lot. Mullet Fingers tells Roy about the baby burrowing owls and Roy wants to help him save them. Roy, Mullet Fingers, and his step sister,Beatrice, meet everyone at the lot the day before the ground breaking and an owl lands on Mullet Fingers to prove that there are owls in the lot. The Mother Paula's Pancake house people decide not to build the Pancake House there and decide to leave the owls alone.Book Review: Hoot
Summary: 5 Stars
The book Hoot centered around a constuction site were Kimberly luo Dixion and Chuck Muckle were going to build an All American Pancake House.But what people didnt' know was that ther were little burrowing owls on the constuction site.At the time there was only one person that could try to stop them from macking the pancake house and that was Neopolean Bridger Leap.Then on one day this kid named Roy, Neopolean and his sister Beatrice Leap met and decided that they are going to do something to save those owls.So one day Roy went down town to see if the constuction site had the pernents to barry these owls. come to find out that the ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT was missing out of the consruction site file.So Roy thinks that was very suspicious and thout that Chuck Muckle had taken it out so no one could find out if they had the right things to barry the owls.Roy finds out that his dad had took the file out and had copied the hole environmental report.Book Review: Be mindful of swear words/political agenda
Summary: 2 Stars
My 9-year-old brought this home from the school library and upon reading it, informed me the word "damn" is used multiple times in the book. While it's not the most horrible thing in the world, I guess, teachers and parents should be aware it's in there. I'm puzzled as to why a children's book, and one that's apparently won awards, has swear words in it. Also, the synopsis on the book jacket described the story of a boy who moves to a new school and finds an unusual person to be friends with. However, my son told me the main points of the story were environmentalist in nature, coming out against a company developing land in Florida. While that kind of thing is something that should be discussed, I wish the synopsis had been more truthful. It's disappointing to see that there's some deception on the story description and then includes swear words once you get into it. Full disclosure is a good thing.Book Review: an eco-friendly, cute tale for young teens
Summary: 4 Stars
For the legion of Hiaasen fans out there, 'Hoot' is pure Hiaasen but without the raunchiness and ribald humor. It is more whimsical than funny, its plot rather obvious and ultra-wholesome, but it's a very enjoyable read nonetheless. Hiaasen transforms himself into a young teen who, with other rascals his age, fight corporate America from building upon land where nesting ground owls call home. These kids pull all sorts of tricks to defeat the wicked and inept adults. Although this book is clearly targeted to the junior high school set, and I think it makes a wonderful read for boys and girls, it's the sort of read adults can enjoy especially if they don't want to think too hard. You will never confuse 'Hoot' with works by Leo Tolstoy or Henry James.
Bottom line: lighthearted and politically correct.
Book Review: An Overview of Hoot
Summary: 4 Stars
An interesting novel,Hoot,is the ultimate wildlife story. The onset occurs when young Roy Eberhardt moves to Coconut Cove, Florida, from Montana. Roy is used to being the new student due to the fact his family has lived in ten different places. One day while being tormented on the schoolbus, Roy notices an unusual boy galloping over the hedges at a swift speed. After some investigating is performed, Roy learns that the mysterious minor is involved in a local vandalism on the site of a Mother Paulas Pancake House.
Roy goes on to assist the renegade after he learns about eight inch owls that have made their home on the lot. Thanks to persistance by Roy,Mullet Fingers(as the boy is nicknamed), and the sister of Mullet Fingers(Beatrice Leep)end the project and save the tiny owls who continue to stay in their true home.