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Pivotal Kids Book

Hoot

Author:  Carl Hiassen

 

 

List Price: $15.95

Price: $12.35

 

 

A book for young readers. It involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, and pint-sized owls. A hilarious Floridian adventure!

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.

Praise

“It seems unlikely that the master of noir-tinged, surrealistic black humor would write a novel for young readers. And yet, there has always been something delightfully juvenile about Hiaasen’s imagination; beneath the bent cynicism lurks a distinctly 12-year-old cackle. In this thoroughly engaging tale of how middle schooler Roy Eberhardt, new kid in Coconut Cove, learns to love South Florida, Hiaasen lets his inner kid run rampant, both the subversive side that loves to see grown-ups make fools of themselves and the righteously indignant side, appalled at the mess being made of our planet. The story is full of offbeat humor, buffoonish yet charming supporting characters, and genuinely touching scenes of children enjoying the wildness of nature. He deserves a warm welcome into children’s publishing.”—Booklist

 

 

 

Released:   March 14, 2006

Publisher: Yearling

Ages: 9-12

Themes: Mystery, thriller

 

 

Formats:  Also available in paperback, eBook , Audio CD DVD , Audiobook download

 

 

Watch the trailer for the movie

 

Hoot Study Guide

 

Hoot Book Reviews 

 

Hoot Quizzes 

Book Report Alternative: A Character's Letter to the Editor 

Hoot Teacher's Booklet 

Lesson Plan
 

 

 Vocabulary pre-test

 

 


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