description: bThe Barnes Noble Review/bbrCarl Hiaasen, bestselling author of IBasket Case/I and other hilarious Floridian capers, serves up a high-spirited fight for the environment in his first work aimed at younger audiences.pThe site of Coconut Cove's future Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House is experiencing a slight problem: survey stakes removed, alligators in the port-a-potties, and painted-over patrol cars. But who's behind the clever vandalism and pranks? New Florida resident Roy Eberhardt isn't aware of these goings-on, but he has often noticed a barefoot boy running down the street faster than anything. His curiosity piqued, Roy starts to inquire around and even follows the boy once, only to be told by Beatrice Leep, a.k.a. Beatrice the Bear, to mind his own business. Despite Beatrice's warning and plenty of bullying from the lunkheaded Dana Matherson, Roy follows the boy, whose name is Mullet Fingers, one day and winds up in the middle of an ecological mission to save a parliament of burrowing owls from being bulldozed.pFull of colorful, well-developed characters, iHoot/i is a quick-witted adventure that will keep readers hooked. With down-to-earth Roy, dumbfounded Officer Delinko, and construction site manager Curly -- along with other head-shaking morons and uplifting heroes -- the author delivers an appealing cast of characters that keep the plot twisting and turning until the highly charged ending. Another zany trip to the Sunshine State for Hiaasen fans, this rewarding ecological adventure should keep readers young and old hooting with laughter. IMatt Warner/I
title: Hoot
titlecomplete: Hoot
characters: Roy Eberhardt, Mullet Fingers, Beatrice Leep
genres: Fiction, Animals, Mystery, Environment, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Humor, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 105266
places: Florida, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Childrens Young Adult, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades 6-8, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Macmillan Audio Books