Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hoot
Book Review: Hoot Rocks!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The book review of Hoot by: Carl Hiaasen
This book is meant for kids or adults that care for the wild. This book is about saving owls from the Mother Paula Pancake House construction site and standing up to a school bully.
The theme is courage to stand up to a school bully and save the owls. I also think it deals with friendship because one character makes new friends.
The characters are Roy Eberhardt who has moved from place to place; Dana Matherson the school bully; Beatrice Leep a soccer player with a bad attitude; and Mullet fingers Beatrice's brother. Dana and Beatrice are mean to Roy. If Dana had not shoved Roy's face up against the window Roy would not have seen the running boy (Mullet Fingers).
The setting is in Coconut Cove, Florida. Why I think this is the setting is because that is what Roy had said. The book also takes place at the construction site and school building
Will Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet Fingers be caught? Will they save the owls? Is Roy going to be beaten up by Dana? Only way to find out is by reading the book.
Book Review: Hoot for Hoot!
Summary: 4 Stars
Hoot is a fabulous adventure and realistic fiction coming of age story by Carl Hiaasen about a young boy named Roy who is new to town. It is 292 pages of adventure, as Roy is bullied by Dana Matherson, the town bully. While Dana, the story's antagonist, is anything but a good person, his bullying does lead Roy to notice a boy running barefoot alongside the bus he is on, eventually taking him on an adventure of a major ecological and corrupt problem caused by a fraudulent business.
The boy Roy saw running calls himself Mullet Fingers. He comes from a troubled home but is determined despite the odds to stand up for what he believes. Meanwhile, a breakfast chain, Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House, is going to open up a restaurant in town but the building's construction is constantly delayed due to damages that occur to the area in the middle of the night. The pancake company wants to begin building on the property and so hires a security guard to protect the area from any possible vandals. Through yet another scheme, Roy convinces Dana to enter the construction site in search of cigarettes. Dana is quickly caught in the act and people believe that he is responsible for the vandalism.
Dana's trespassing brings light to the habitat of the burrowing owl, which is currently in the very area that the Mother Paula's intends to builds its restaurant. People quickly jump on the children's bandwagon, which wants nothing more than for these owls to live in their natural habitat. These children expose the company for what it really is and uncover some deals that are anything but legal among adults in his new.
This story is perfect for the young adult reader, as it clearly shows that whether we like it or not, we all grow up. And when we grow up, we take on responsibilities that we never before dreamed possible. It is an inspirational tale to see young adults making responsible decisions on their own. Simultaneously, the young adults are forced to look at the adults around them who are taking bribes and making illegal deals, while they are fighting for what they believe and know is right. They are ready to take on the powerful executives, even though their chances might seem bleak.
Throughout the story, Roy is forced into the world and must grow up, even if the adults around him might not have. It is a great read for young adults, as Roy is forced to adjust to the changes around him that come with moving to a new town. However, he quickly prevails.
I personally loved this story because it allows young adults to see that despite all of the problems that occur in life, they actually can prevail and bring about good things through action. This story teaches students that it is imperative that they stand up for what they believe. Young adults of today can easily relate to Roy, for Macmillan Publishers just recently published it in 2002 at a Lexile Level of 760. Simultaneously, as a teacher of young adults, I personally have an issue with the presence of cigarettes and curse words in a story. And I know that many of my students' parents also would not appreciate some of the content that Hiaasen has chosen to include. Nonetheless, I appreciate that he does not sugarcoat any of the topics but rather "keeps it real" for the kids, allowing them to wrestle with the issues as though they are in Roy's shoes.
Book Review: I didn't know it was a children's book
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked this book up by accident. I started reading and realized it was a children's book, and kept on reading, because it is a great book. Great writing. Highly recommend for 6th graders and the child in all of us.Book Review: I wasn't particularly impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
"Hoot" could have been a really fine story of a boy's coming of age, facing an obstacle that pits life's lesson against life's lesson, right against wrong, moral against legal. As it turned out, Hiaasen just didn't carry his vehicle particularly deftly. The characters are paper-thin: frankly, we just don't give a HOOT about them. Roy is dull and predictable; the police are run-of-the-mill buffoons; and, as for the mysterious, barefooted Mullet Fingers, I couldn't care whether he lacerated both plantae on one of those new onion slicer gadgets. I wish I had taken a "pass" rather than invested three hundred pages in this trivium.Book Review: I'd dig a Burrow for HOOT!
Summary: 5 Stars
Carl Hiaasen, Oh my Gosh! What an amazing author! I had heard of Hoot long before the movie was advertised but never got it for some bizarre reason. Well, once they Advertised the movie I thought," I ought to get this novel." Boy, I was blown away! I think it's a wonderful novel for middle school kids, because it shows that no matter who you are or what age you are you can save the wildlife that is right in front of us that we never take the time to appriciate. It's also good fopr Middle Schoolers because there are a lot of characters and situations thatkids can relate to like the Dana Matherson Situation or being the new kid. Anyways, to conclude this review, BUY HOOT NOW!