Carl Hiaasen
Paperback | Pages: 292 pages Rating: 3.82 | 94863 Users | 4829 Reviews
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| Title | : | Hoot |
| Author | : | Carl Hiaasen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
| Published | : | March 14th 2006 by Yearling Books (first published 2002) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Mystery. Animals |
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Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn't been sinking his thumbs into Roy's temples and mashing his face against the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is intriguing: he was running away from the school bus, carried no books, and-here's the odd part-wore no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail. The chase introduces him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails. Roy has most definitely arrived in Carl Hiaasen's Florida. "From the Hardcover edition."Itemize Books Toward Hoot
| Original Title: | Hoot |
| ISBN: | 0440421705 (ISBN13: 9780440421702) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Roy Eberhardt, Beatrice Leep, Mullet Fingers |
| Setting: | United States of America Florida(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2003), Agatha Award Nominee for Best Childrens Young Adult (2002), Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 6-8 (2004), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2004), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2004) Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 94863 Users | 4829 ReviewsArticle About Books Hoot
Not what you expect from Carl Hiaasen. None of his usual cast of characters. Maybe written for young teens but nevertheless well done. I have to say I enjoyed it. No vulgarity, sex and no one got put six feet under. Just plain old good stuff.About what you would expect from a cheesy, feel-good YA novel. I probably would have rated it higher if I was a teen (some YA translates well to adults, not really so much here). But, it wasn't bad and I can definitely see myself recommending it to my kids when they are teenagers.
I love Carl Hiaasen's YA novels and this one was TREMENDOUS! Takes place on the Left Coast of FL and has a great cast of characters to love and to dislike. I am an old fart(68),but I still enjoy a well written YA book and HOOT is definitely one!
This book just kind of fell into my lap when a friend of mine gave it to me with a bunch of other books she was leaving behind as she was moving. All she told me was that it was cute, and as I do enjoy YA literature I thought I'd give it a try when I had a free evening. I was surprised to find it quite an engaging read. The plot was clever, the main characters believable, and I very much appreciated the message taught in the book...not so much the environmental message, which was fine, but the
This book is extraordinarily okay. It pummels you with okayness. The characters? Okay. The plot? Okay. The humor? Okay. The writing? A-okay. Hiassen is masterful in the way he never goes astray, never veers into good, never dips into bad; it's a stunning, tour-de-force of okay. If you set out to write a book that was just okay enough to keep reading, but not so good that you actually started to like it, this would be it. It honestly couldn't have been more okay if it tried. Would I recommend it?
I really liked this book. I read it last year and like it so I read it again, and I liked it the same.
Our son started to read this book, so I thought I would read it too so we could discuss it. He decided to abandon it and I was glad he did. I would not recommend this to anyone. One character vandalizes and sabotages the construction of a business. If you believe it shouldn't be built that is fine, but to celebrate a child or anyone who breaks the law to save the environment or animals is not right in my book. I looked at other children's books he has written and they seem to follow the same
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