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Hoot
written by Carl Hiaasen
Studio : MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S
by MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S
Publisher : MACMILLAN CHILDREN'S
Released : 2006-04-07
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 9780330445436
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 485 reviews)
Our Price : $13.95
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LOVE IT |
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this is my favorite book i read it every day and love it i am on chapter 12 on flush if you are love reading like me you would really love this so buy it now you will totally not regret it talk to all of you guys later peaxe out and good night" |
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My 10 year old son really enjoyed this book . . . |
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. . . and he is not an avid reader. He turns his nose up to almost everything we suggest for him to read - or he gets through a chapter or two before quitting. Until Hoot, the only books he showed an interest in were the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. But he zipped through this book, and said he really liked it. He now wants to rent the movie, so it must've really had an effect on him. |
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Hoot is an exceptional book with a respectable message. While I was reading it I was thinking it's okay, that's interesting, hmmm, aha, oh, ect. But what I never thought was wow!, cool, haha, weird, oh no! and so on. I felt like the author lacked passion, the comedy was juvenile, and the drama unrealistic. When I was done reading I was actually a little relieved it was over! That has never happened to me before. So read the book if you are a great Hiaasen fan, or 8 and under, but otherwise set the book down; walk away with your hands raised; and forget about the whole crazy idea of reading it. Cause honestly, it just ain't too special. |
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an eco-friendly, cute tale for young teens |
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. |
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Carlos says... "this book is hilarious just like the book FLUSH" |
The story is divided into three main parts. This gives the reader different points of view from each character. The main part is about Roy Eberhardt and his friends "Mullet Fingers", and his stepsister Beatrice. The main part focuses on their efforts to try and save the owls' homes from getting bulldozed to make way for a construction. The second is about Officer David Delinko, who is one of the Officers investigating the sabotage acts on the construction site. He was caught sleeping during his early morning patrol once and was nearly fired. Now, with his job on the line he basically thought about nothing else but getting his job done. But when he sees the Burrowing Owls and slowly thinks about what will happen to them, he slowly has a change of heart towards the end of the book. The third part is of the construction Foreman Leroy "Curly" Branitt who also has his job on the line now that the construction was two weeks late. Despite his efforts to guard the construction site, the site is continually sabotaged and gets fired in the end. In the last part he doesn't join Roy and the rest of the crowd to protect the owls, but refuses to take any orders from his boss.
Overall I'd say this is a great book with its unpredictable and hilarious characters. Aside from being funny you could learn something too. I noticed that Hiaasen writes mostly about environmental problems. This book illustrates how animals are affected when we destroy their home for the sake of money. Nobody likes seeing their home destroyed. How would we feel if someone showed up on our homes and told us that our house was going to get bulldozed? In the words of Calvin and Hobbes: "How would humans feel if animals bulldozed a suburb and put in new TREES?"
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