Awards
2003 Newbery Medal Honor Book
Synopses & Reviews
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 partwore 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.
Review
“A wonderful tour-de-force.” The Boston Globe
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“A rollicking, righteous story.” The Miami Herald
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“You don’t have to be a young adult to enjoy it.” The New York Times Book Review
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“Yes, it is a hoot.” The Washington Post Book World
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“A fast-paced adventure.”—
Booklist
“There's enough variety here to appeal to a wide range of readers.”—SLJ
Synopsis
This Newbery Honor-winning, hilarious Floridian adventure involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, pint-sized owls, and more. A New York Times bestseller Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?
"A wonderful tour de-force." --
The Boston Globe "A rollicking, righteous story." --
The Miami Herald "Yes, it
is a hoot."--
The Washington Post From the Hardcover edition.
Synopsis
This Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller is a beloved modern classic. Hoot features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes.
Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?
Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Florida--where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder
About the Author
Carl Hiaasen is the author of many bestselling novels for adults, including Sick Puppy and Basket Case. He also writes a column for the Miami Herald.
Kids Q&A
Read the Kids' Q&A with Carl Hiaasen