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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
The book was enjoyable to read, although the movie version is truly awful. I plan to read this with my 6th grade class.
slow-paced
Another book for young adults with one-dimensional characters and idiots for authority figures. And of course only the kids can save the owls.
Very much enjoyed the message of this, about standing up for your beliefs. Will definitely recommend to my middle grade readers!
This was better the second time around. Helps that its been over a decade and I find it far more interesting.
Ahoy there me mateys! A while back I was introduced to this author because of a cat on the cover of scat. I enjoyed that book so much that I decided to listen to all of Hiaasen’s other juvenile books. This be a review of the other four books: hoot, flush, chomp, squirm. These books have some common themes. All of them involve a young boy who lives in Florida, gets bullied, loves animals, has a quirky sense of humor, makes new friends, and saves the day. Weird names also seem to be a trend. While the bad guys are very two-dimensional, the good guys are quirky and fun. Also there tends to be loving, if odd, parents involved which is nice.
hoot: This was apparently a best novel nominee for the Newbery medal. I also think at some point I watched some of the movie with me nephews. In this one, Roy Eberhardt moves to Florida. He is chosen to be the school bully, Dana Matherson’s, new punching bag. It is while being smashed into the school bus window that Roy first sees “the running boy” who is running away from the school bus and appears to be wearing no shoes. Roy is pulled into a mystery to find out who the boy is and what he is doing. The running boy is called “Mullet Fingers” and is on a quest to fight a pancake house and save the owls. I loved Roy and the girl Beatrice. I loved the pancake house actress.
flush: In this one a boy named Noah is determined to help his dad stop the local casino boat from dumping sewage into the water. His sister Abbey joins in. Me favourite character was Shelley. There are side plots about the kids trying to save their parents marriage. Also this is one of those books where the dad actually acknowledges faults and takes steps to improve. I particularly loved the family dynamics in this one.
chomp: This was me other favourite. This book follows a boy named Wahoo (worst name ever) as he works with his dad as an animal wrangler for a wildlife reality tv show. His friend Tuna (second worse name ever) joins him on location. This was a tongue-in-cheek look at reality television and made me laugh. The reality star, Derek Badger, is something else. It is over-the-top and ridiculous and I loved it.
squirm: This book was slightly different in that part of it takes place in Montana and there is an absent dad who certainly doesn’t win any awards for best parent. In this book, Billy is determined to meet his father and gets answers to his questions. Like in hoot, snakes are a major theme. For me this plot was the strangest. There is supposed to be a mystery in terms of what the exactly Billy’s father does for a living. The answer was not that interesting to me and the dad seemed to be an idiot in general. I did like Billy though.
I was very glad to read these books. They are rather lighthearted and silly but I can see the appeal for younger readers. They certainly appealed to this older one too. Me personal preference of reading order be scat, chomp, flush, hoot, then squirm. Scat and chomp in particular had some laugh out loud moments. I highly recommend. Arrr!
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hoot: This was apparently a best novel nominee for the Newbery medal. I also think at some point I watched some of the movie with me nephews. In this one, Roy Eberhardt moves to Florida. He is chosen to be the school bully, Dana Matherson’s, new punching bag. It is while being smashed into the school bus window that Roy first sees “the running boy” who is running away from the school bus and appears to be wearing no shoes. Roy is pulled into a mystery to find out who the boy is and what he is doing. The running boy is called “Mullet Fingers” and is on a quest to fight a pancake house and save the owls. I loved Roy and the girl Beatrice. I loved the pancake house actress.
flush: In this one a boy named Noah is determined to help his dad stop the local casino boat from dumping sewage into the water. His sister Abbey joins in. Me favourite character was Shelley. There are side plots about the kids trying to save their parents marriage. Also this is one of those books where the dad actually acknowledges faults and takes steps to improve. I particularly loved the family dynamics in this one.
chomp: This was me other favourite. This book follows a boy named Wahoo (worst name ever) as he works with his dad as an animal wrangler for a wildlife reality tv show. His friend Tuna (second worse name ever) joins him on location. This was a tongue-in-cheek look at reality television and made me laugh. The reality star, Derek Badger, is something else. It is over-the-top and ridiculous and I loved it.
squirm: This book was slightly different in that part of it takes place in Montana and there is an absent dad who certainly doesn’t win any awards for best parent. In this book, Billy is determined to meet his father and gets answers to his questions. Like in hoot, snakes are a major theme. For me this plot was the strangest. There is supposed to be a mystery in terms of what the exactly Billy’s father does for a living. The answer was not that interesting to me and the dad seemed to be an idiot in general. I did like Billy though.
I was very glad to read these books. They are rather lighthearted and silly but I can see the appeal for younger readers. They certainly appealed to this older one too. Me personal preference of reading order be scat, chomp, flush, hoot, then squirm. Scat and chomp in particular had some laugh out loud moments. I highly recommend. Arrr!
Check out me other reviews at https://thecaptainsquartersblog.wordpress.com/
Read this one after my daughter. Can’t wait to discuss it with her. An enjoyable tale.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Roy Eberhardt has just moved with his family to Coconut Cove, a Florida town and has been adjusting to his new home given how his family have never spent enough time to call the places they moved in over the years “home”. One day when he’s picked on by a bully on the bus, he sees a strange boy running like the run barefoot and quickly becomes fixated on who he is. Meanwhile, the construction site of a future pancake house is constantly being hit by vandalism and unbeknownst to some, there are actually burrowing owls living in the holes onsite. It won’t be long until Roy’s pondering of the barefoot boy and the construction site are connected together and it becomes a mission to save the endangered owls and their home.
“Hoot” is an adventurous read that is full of surprises and characters, with a nice message about protecting animals. I really enjoyed the book back in middle school, and I’ve grown to enjoy all of his other books in his YA series. Roy’s story is a relatable one that’s about fitting in at a new place and doing what you think is right. Officer Delinko’s side story is also an interesting one involving the vandalism, while the whole book slowly becomes a “good guys vs bad guys” story. It’s a breezy but catching read that has lots of excitement and is a “hoot” of an adventure. <b>A (100%/Outstanding)</b>
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Kebetulan Hoot kubeli secondhand dari sebuah pameran dengan harga 58.000.
Tokoh utamanya, Roy, yang baru pindah ke sebuah SMP di Florida. Dia melihat anak aneh yang berlari kencang sekali tanpa alas kaki di jalanan dan tak membawa tas, padahal itu hari sekolah, dan memutuskan untuk mengikutinya.
Sementara Roy menyelidiki si anak aneh, Petugas Polisi Delinko menjawab laporan dari mandor yang menjaga lahan kosong tempat sebuah restoran pancake baru akan dibangun. Seseorang sengaja mencabut pasak-pasak pemandu di area itu sehingga pembangunan restoran tertunda. Petugas Delinko tidak menemukan apa-apa selain beberapa sarang burung hantu di tanah.
Bagaimana burung hantu bisa menghubungkan mereka berempat?
Kebetulan Hoot kubeli secondhand dari sebuah pameran dengan harga 58.000.
Tokoh utamanya, Roy, yang baru pindah ke sebuah SMP di Florida. Dia melihat anak aneh yang berlari kencang sekali tanpa alas kaki di jalanan dan tak membawa tas, padahal itu hari sekolah, dan memutuskan untuk mengikutinya.
Sementara Roy menyelidiki si anak aneh, Petugas Polisi Delinko menjawab laporan dari mandor yang menjaga lahan kosong tempat sebuah restoran pancake baru akan dibangun. Seseorang sengaja mencabut pasak-pasak pemandu di area itu sehingga pembangunan restoran tertunda. Petugas Delinko tidak menemukan apa-apa selain beberapa sarang burung hantu di tanah.
Bagaimana burung hantu bisa menghubungkan mereka berempat?
This is a solid YA book. Most kids will be able to relate to the kids in the book. It has Carl Hiassen's humorous and dry sense of humor, but is written at a level that can be enjoyed by a wider audience.
Fall 2019 reread thoughts:
I do think the humor will appeal to most kids, but I did not enjoy quite as much this time around.
Fall 2019 reread thoughts:
I do think the humor will appeal to most kids, but I did not enjoy quite as much this time around.